Prospective study of Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and cardiovascular diseases in a general elderly population

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7090, 1997, Pages 1317-

  Strandberg, Timo E ^a   Tilvis, Reijo S ^a   Vuoristo, Matti ^a   Lindroos, Magnus ^b   Kosunen, Timo U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FINLAND; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030977174     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7090.1317     Document Type: Article

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