The management of H pylori infection: Most straightforward cases can be managed in primary care with eradication treatment

BMJ

Volumn 316, Issue 7126, 1998, Pages 162-163

  Rauws, E A J ^a   Van Der Hulst, R W M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BISMUTH CITRATE; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TETRACYCLINE;

EDITORIAL; GASTRITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH LYMPHOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 0032539398     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7126.162     Document Type: Editorial

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