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. 2004 Mar 30;6(1):32.

Gastropathy of old age: Helicobacter pylori infection or NSAID use

Mladen Davidovic  1 , Petar Svorcan, Pavle Milanovic, Aleksandar Antovic, Dragoslav P Milosevic
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Gastropathy of old age: Helicobacter pylori infection or NSAID use

Mladen Davidovic et al. MedGenMed. .

Abstract

It is recommended to eradicate Helicobacter pylori before the commencement of a long-term aspirin therapy in elderly patients.

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