Stress and peptic ulcer: Life beyond helicobacter

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7130, 1998, Pages 538-541

  Levenstein, Susan ^a,b  

^a NUOVO REGINA MARGHERITA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ACID;

EID: 0032515615     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7130.538     Document Type: Article

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