Schistosomes, Liver Flukes and Helicobacter pylori
Publisher: International Agency for Research on Cancer 1994
Number of pages: 279
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This volume Evaluates the carcinogenic risk to humans posed by infection with three schistosoma trematodes, three liver flukes, and the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. These biological agents were selected for evaluation on the basis of evidence suggesting a causal association between infection and the development of human cancers.
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