An evaluation of whole blood testing for Helicobacter pylori in general practice

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 641-645

  Talley, N J ^a   Lambert, J R ^b   Howell, S ^a   Xia, H H X ^a   Lin, S K ^b   Agreus, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PPO Pharmaco   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SEROLOGY; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUSTRALIA; BREATH TESTS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 0031847587     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1998.00363.x     Document Type: Article

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