Natural acquisition and spontaneous elimination of Helicobacter pylori infection: Clinical implications

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1780-1787

  Xia, Harry Hua Xiang ^a   Talley, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH CANCER;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0030869734     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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