Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and related gastroduodenal lesions in spouses of Helicobacter pylori positive patients with duodenal ulcer

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 629-633

  Parente, F ^a   Maconi, G ^a   Sangaletti, O ^a   Minguzzi, M ^a   Vago, L ^a   Rossi, E ^a   Bianchi Porro, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Duodenal ulcer; H pylori infection; Spouses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENITIS; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EROSION;

EID: 0030466188     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.5.629     Document Type: Article

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