Controversies in the Helicobacter pylori/duodenal ulcer story

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1171-1175

  Hobsley, Michael ^a   Tovey, Frank I ^a   Holton, John ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Antibodies; Diet; Duodenal ulcer; Gastric acid secretion; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARCHEOLOGY; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DUODENUM ULCER; EPITHELIUM CELL; ERADICATION THERAPY; GEOGRAPHY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; ULCER HEALING;

DUODENAL ULCER; GASTRIC ACID; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; VIRULENCE;

HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 54849407959     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.035     Document Type: Review

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