The history of Helicobacter pylori: a reflection on the relationship between the medical community and industry.
The paper deals with a viewpoint on the relationship between the drug industry and the medical world taking inspiration from the history of the discovery of Helicobacter pylori as a pathogenic agent in peptic disease.
Ciacci
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School of Medicine, University Federico II, Naples, Italy. ciacci@unina.it
Mazzacca
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D004345:Drug Industry; D004501:Education, Medical; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000266:history*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology