A serologic survey of Helicobacter pylori infection in 3281 Italian patients endoscoped for upper gastrointestinal symptoms

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 719-728

  Palli, D ^b   Vaira, D ^a   Menegatti, M ^b   Saieva, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; DYSPEPSIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0030983821     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1997.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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