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EDITORIAL: Helicobacter pylori Is Not and Never Was “Protective” Against Anything, Including GERD

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Graham, D.Y. EDITORIAL: Helicobacter pylori Is Not and Never Was “Protective” Against Anything, Including GERD. Dig Dis Sci 48, 629–630 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022815902105

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