Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in a group of hospitalized geriatric patients

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 183-186

  Biagi, P ^a   Fabbrini, D ^a   Bocchini, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aged; Cerebrovascular disorders; Coronay heart disease; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; MALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0034280509     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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