Helicobacter pylori is an aetiological factor for ischaemic heart disease: The case in favour

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-64

  Stone, A F M ^a,b   Mendall, M A ^a,b  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Helicobacter pylori; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

CORONARY RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERADICATION THERAPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0034032130     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(00)80046-8     Document Type: Article

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