An evaluation of whole blood testing for Helicobacter pylori infection in the Chinese population

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 331-335

  Wong, B C Y ^a,b   Wong, W M ^a   Tang, V S Y ^a   Lai, K C ^a   Yuen, S T ^a   Hu, W H C ^a   Chan, C K ^a   Lau, G K K ^a   Lai, C L ^a   Lam, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; UREASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CHINA; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034018404     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2000.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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