Sex differences in urea breath test results for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: a large cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Helicobacter pylori causes peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer only in a subset of infected persons. Sex differences were shown in results of urea breath test (UBT), a commonly used test for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection. However, factors that might explain these diffe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Biology of Sex Differences |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-017-0161-7 |