Identifying helicobacter pylori: Is H and E staining enough?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 264-266

  El Bagir Ahmed, M ^a,b   Morad, Nader ^a   Al Knawy, Bandar ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; H and E stain; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442610065     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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