We conducted a longitudinal cohort study to determine the association of Helicobacter pylori infection and the progression of chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) with gastric cancer. A cohort of 4655 healthy asymptomatic subjects was followed for a mean period of 7.7 years. H. pylori infection was esta
Is there significant variation in the risk of gastric cancer associated with Helicobacter pylori infection
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- Book ID
- 108603466
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 165 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0269-2813
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