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Bismuth Salts in the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children

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Gökçe, S. Bismuth Salts in the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children. Dig Dis Sci 55, 535–536 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-009-1077-9

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