Importance of childhood socioeconomic status on the current prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection

Gut

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 742-745

  Malaty, H M ^a,b   Graham, D Y ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNIC GROUP; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0028298751     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.35.6.742     Document Type: Article

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