Helicobacter pylori IgG antibody test established in the United States showed a substantially lower sensitivity for Japanese population [9]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1597-1598

  Matsuo, Keitaro ^a   Hamajima, Nobuyuki ^a   Tominaga, Suketami ^a   Suzuki, Takashi ^a   Nakamura, Tsuneya ^a   Matsuura, Akira ^a  

^a AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0034085637     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)00903-5     Document Type: Letter

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