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Helicobacter pylori Infection

Implications for Ulcer Therapy in Older Patients

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Buckley, M., Martin, P. & O’Morain, C. Helicobacter pylori Infection. Drugs & Aging 5, 1–7 (1994). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-199405010-00001

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