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https://hdl.handle.net/10321/2797| Title: | A comparative study of the 14C-Urea Breath Test and histology for the detection of Helicobacter pylori in terms of cost effectiveness and patient acceptability | Authors: | Peer, Fawzia Ismail | Issue Date: | 2001 | Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Carbon-14 Urea Breath Test e4C-UBT) and histology for the detection of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) in terms of cost-effectiveness and patient perceptions. It was hypothesized that the 14C_UBTwas more cost-effective and more easily tolerated than a histological analysis of a biopsy specimen obtained on endoscopy for H pylori detection |
Description: | Dissertation submitted in compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Radiography, Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2001. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2797 | DOI: | https://doi.org/10.51415/10321/2797 |
| Appears in Collections: | Theses and dissertations (Health Sciences) |
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