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. 1999 Jul;45(Suppl 1):I18–I22. doi: 10.1136/gut.45.2008.i18

The 13C urea breath test in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

V Savarino, S Vigneri, G Celle
PMCID: PMC1766662  PMID: 10457031

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