Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric mucosal atrophy in Bhutan, a country with a high prevalence of gastric cancer.

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Published in J Med Microbiol on July 05, 2013

Authors

Seiji Shiota1, Varocha Mahachai, Ratha-korn Vilaichone, Thawee Ratanachu-ek, Lotay Tshering, Tomohisa Uchida, Osamu Matsunari, Yoshio Yamaoka

Author Affiliations

1: 1Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.

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