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Original Article

Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity among Swedish Adults with and without Abdominal Symptoms: A Population-Based Epidemiologic Study

L. Agréus Uppsala University Dept. of Family Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, and Dept. of Cancer Epidemiology, University Hospital, Uppsala; Primary Health Care Centre, Östhammar, Sweden
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L. Engstrand Uppsala University Dept. of Family Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, and Dept. of Cancer Epidemiology, University Hospital, Uppsala; Primary Health Care Centre, Östhammar, Sweden
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K. Svärdsudd Uppsala University Dept. of Family Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, and Dept. of Cancer Epidemiology, University Hospital, Uppsala; Primary Health Care Centre, Östhammar, Sweden
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O. Nyrén Uppsala University Dept. of Family Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, and Dept. of Cancer Epidemiology, University Hospital, Uppsala; Primary Health Care Centre, Östhammar, Sweden
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G. Tibblin Uppsala University Dept. of Family Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, and Dept. of Cancer Epidemiology, University Hospital, Uppsala; Primary Health Care Centre, Östhammar, Sweden
Pages 752-757 | Received 22 Jun 1994, Accepted 15 Nov 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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