International Health
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 124-132 , December 2009

Staple diets and duodenal ulcer prevalence

  • Frank I. Tovey

      Affiliations

    • Honorary Senior Research Associate, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, United Kingdom
    • Retired Consultant Surgeon, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, United Kingdom
    • Previously Surgeon, Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India
    • Corresponding Author Information5, Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke RG21 4AG, UK Tel.: +44 0 1256 461521.

Received 23 July 2009 ,Revised 20 August 2009 ,Accepted 9 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.09.004

International Health
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 124-132 , December 2009

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