The urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori infection: Taking the wind out of the sails of endoscopy

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 371-372

  Fallone, Carlo A ^a,b   Van Zanten, Sander J O Veldhuyzen ^c   Chiba, Naoki ^d,e  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Surrey Gl Clinic   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UREA;

BREATH ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; SEROLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034620553     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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