Helicobacter pylori and ulcers: Against reductionism

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7723, 2009, Pages 709-

  Levenstein, Susan ^a  

^a Aventino Medical Group   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DUODENUM ULCER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LETTER; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE;

DUODENAL ULCER; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS;

EID: 70349413049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3855     Document Type: Letter

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