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Dyspepsia accounts for around 1–4% of all consultations in general practice according to surveys conducted in some European countries, but it is possible that many more adults suffer from this condition1–3.
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Malfertheiner, P. (2000). Test-and-treat strategy in dyspepsia — the European perspective. In: Hunt, R.H., Tytgat, G.N.J. (eds) Helicobacter pylori. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3927-4_51
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