Letter to the Editor

Helicobacter Pylori and Iron Deficiency

Authors: Ayşegül Babal, MD, İbrahim Bykoğlu, MD, Zeynel Abidin Öztürk, MD, Seyfettin Köklü, MD

Abstract

To the Editor:


Helicobacter pylori infection has been recognized as a major cause of several gastroduodenal diseases, including chronic atrophic gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, MALToma, and gastric cancer.1,2

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