Helicobacter pylori infection and serum pepsinogen concentrations in an elderly population representative of Costa Rica

INTRODUCTION: Costa Rica has among the highest mortality rates from gastric cancer in the world, largely due to late detection. It is therefore important that economically and logistically sustainable screening is implemented in order to detect risk of developing cancer. We have previously shown tha...

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Main Authors: Clas Une, Wendy Malespín Bendaña, Vanessa Ramírez-Mayorga, Luis Rosero Bixby, Rafaela Sierra Ramos
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Centroamericano de Población 2022-01-01
Series:Población y Salud en Mesoamérica
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/article/view/49405