Letters
Helicobacter pylori and ulcers
Against reductionism
BMJ 2009; 339 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b3855 (Published 22 September 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b3855- Susan Levenstein, physician1
- 1Aventino Medical Group, Rome, Italy 00153
- susanlevenstein{at}gmail.com
Both positions in the head to head debate “Does Helicobacter pylori really cause duodenal ulcers?” reflect a pathophysiological reductionism that should have long since become obsolete.1 2 Just as high cholesterol is not “the cause” of myocardial infarction but one of many …
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