High prevalence of the CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori strains in Japanese asymptomatic patients and gastric cancer patients

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 465-468

  Shimoyama, T ^a   Fukuda, S ^a   Tanaka, M ^a   Mikami, T ^a   Saito, Y ^a   Munakata, A ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrophic gastritis; cag A; gastric cancer; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0030997873     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529709025082     Document Type: Article

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