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Does Helicobacter pylori infection increase the risk of adult-onset asthma?

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  1. Gastroenterology – U, General and Specialist Medicine Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza of Turin, C.so Bramante 88, 10126, Turin, Italy

    D. G. Ribaldone

  2. Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126, Torino, Italy

    G. Saracco

  3. Department of Gastroenterology, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy

    R. Pellicano

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Ribaldone, D.G., Saracco, G. & Pellicano, R. Does Helicobacter pylori infection increase the risk of adult-onset asthma?. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 36, 1995–1996 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-017-3004-x

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