Trends in the prevalence of peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori infection in family physician-referred uninvestigated dyspeptic patients in Hong Kong.

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Published in Aliment Pharmacol Ther on August 01, 2005

Authors

B Xia1, H H X Xia, C W Ma, K W Wong, F M Y Fung, C K Hui, C K Chan, A O O Chan, K C Lai, M F Yuen, B C Y Wong

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Research Center of Digestive Diseases of Zhongnan Hospital, Key Laboratory of Allergy and Immune-related Diseases, Wuhan University School of Medicine, China.

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