CLINICAL REPORT Rosacea: A Cutaneous Marker of Helicobacter pylori Infection? Results of a Pilot Study
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CAMILO DIAZ, CHRIS J. O’CALLAGHAN, AZRA KHAN and ANDREW ILCHYSHYN Department of Dermatology, City Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK, Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, Public Health Laboratory Service, Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital, Coventry, UK and Department of Dermatology, Walsgrave Hospital NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
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