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Long-Term Effects of Achlorhydria on the Stomach (Helicobacter pylori and PPI Therapy)

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Esophageal and Gastric Disorders in Infancy and Childhood

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Review of the physiology of acid secretion and main consequences of reduced secretion of gastric acid. Short- and long-term effects both from pathology and medically induced hypochlorhydria are discussed.

There are considerable implications derived from modification of the normal gastric acidity, namely, infectious, nutritional and immunological.

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Tavares, M., Dias, J.A. (2017). Long-Term Effects of Achlorhydria on the Stomach (Helicobacter pylori and PPI Therapy). In: Till, H., Thomson, M., Foker, J., Holcomb III, G., Khan, K. (eds) Esophageal and Gastric Disorders in Infancy and Childhood. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11202-7_121

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