Helicobacter pylori in Dyspepsia – Antibiotic Sensitivity and Virulence Patterns
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal Armed Forces India
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0377-1237
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-1237(06)80147-4