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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori and cagA antibodies in Iceland, Estonia and Sweden

Bjarni Thjodleifsson From the Medical Department, Landspitali University Hospital, Iceland
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Hulda Asbjörnsdottir Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Iceland
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Rúna Björg Sigurjonsdottir Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Iceland
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Davíd Gíslason Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Iceland
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Ísleifur Olafsson Department of Clinical Chemistry Landspitali University Hospital, Iceland
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Elizabet Cook Department of Clinical Chemistry Landspitali University Hospital, Iceland
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Thorarinn Gíslason Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Iceland
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Rain Jogi Tartu University Lung Clinic, Estonia
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Christer Janson Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 683-689 | Received 17 Nov 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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