Reinfection versus recrudescence in Helicobacter pylori infection
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عنوان ژورنال: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0269-2813,1365-2036
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.11.s1.10.x