Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in a birth cohort of 21-year-old New Zealanders

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 365-369

  Fawcett, J Paul ^a   Shaw, John P ^a   Cockburn, Myles ^b   Brooke, Mark ^b   Barbezat, Gil O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Birth cohort; Helicobacter pylori; Risk factors; Seroprevalence; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 0029898254     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199604000-00015     Document Type: Article

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