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Changing prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and peptic ulcer among dyspeptic patients

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Vaira, D. Changing prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and peptic ulcer among dyspeptic patients. Intern Emerg Med 10, 763–764 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-015-1296-3

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