ABC.of.the.Upper.Gastrointestinal.pdf

ABC OF THE

UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

ABC OF THE

UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

Edited by

ROBERT PH LOGAN

Senior Lecturer, Division of Gastroenterology,

University Hospital, Nottingham

ADAM HARRIS

Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist,

Kent and Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells

JJ MISIEWICZ

Honorary Consultant Physician and Honorary Joint Director,

Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition,

Central Middlesex Hospital, London

JH BARON

Honorary Professorial Lecturer,

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA

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First published in 2002

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ISBN 0-7279-1266-6

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Cover image depicts Helicobacter pylori bacterium.

Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a

section through a Helicobacter pylori bacterium.

With permission from Dr Linda Stannard, UCT/Science Photo Library