Eradication of Helicobacter pylori: which patients, which drugs?
Helicobacter pylori, first detected in gastritis patients a decade ago, has now been shown to be the major cause of active chronic gastritis, and the evidence that it plays a major role in the pathophysiology of duodenal ulcers and possibly gastric ulcers is compelling. The infection is generally di...
| Publicado en: | Physician Assistant Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 65 - 72 |
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| Formato: | CEU exam questions pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
1993 Apr
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