Incidence of Duodenal Ulcers and Gastric Ulcers in a Western Population: Back to Where It Started

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: As recently as 40 years ago, a decline in the incidence of peptic ulcers was observed. The discovery of Helicobacter pylori had a further major impact on the incidence of ulcer disease. Our aim was to evaluate the trends in the incidence and bleeding complications of ulcer dis...

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Main Authors: Marcel JM Groenen, Ernst J Kuipers, Bettina E Hansen, Rob J Th Ouwendijk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/181059
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