Article
Multivariate analysis of risk factors for development of duodenal ulcer in Helicobacter pylori-infected patients.
Digestion - 1 Jan 2003
Regula Jaroslaw, Hennig Ewa, Burzykowski Tomasz, Orlowska Janina, Przytulski Krzysztof, Polkowski Marcin, Dziurkowska-Marek Anna, Marek Tomasz, Nowak Andrzej, Butruk Eugeniusz, Ostrowski Jerzy
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although Helicobacter pylori is a significant etiologic factor of peptic ulcer disease, it remains unknown why ulcers develop only in the minority of infected individuals. AIM: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the association between the presence of duodenal ulcer in H. pylori-infected patients and different risk factors. METHODS: A total of 122 H. pylori-infected patients were...
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