A prospective comparison of locally made rapid urease test and histology for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 503-506

  Chu, K M ^a   Poon, R ^a   Tuen, H H ^a   Law, S Y K ^a   Branicki, F J ^a   Wong, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0031445628     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(97)70004-X     Document Type: Article

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