Is Helicobacter pylori a factor in coronary atherosclerosis?

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1651-

  Danesh, John ^a   Koreth, John ^b   Youngman, Linda ^a   Collins, Rory ^a   Arnold, J Ranjit ^c   Balarajan, Yarlini ^c   McGee, James ^c   Roskell, Derek ^c  

^a CLINICAL TRIAL SERVICE UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b Departments of Pathology   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0344958759     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.5.1651-1651.1999     Document Type: Article

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