Validation of four Helicobacter pylori rapid blood tests in a multi-ethnic Asian population

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 42, 2005, Pages 6681-6683

  Lim, Lee Guan ^a   Yeoh, Khay Guan ^a   Ho, Bow ^b   Lim, Seng Gee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Helecobacter pylori; Rapid blood test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RAPID BLOOD TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; UREA BREATH TEST; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 30444434467     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6681     Document Type: Article

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