The pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori associated diseases in Kurdistan region, Iraq

Helicobacter pylori is regarded as the most important risk factor for peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. In Kurdistan region, northern Iraq, gastric cancer is rare (5/100,000). To investigate some possible reasons for this, the prevalence of H. pylori infection, gastric mucosal histopathologic...

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Main Author: Hussein, Nawfal Rasheed
Published: University of Nottingham 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.515629