Socioeconomic factors in Helicobacter pylori infection among Danish adults

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1539-1544

  Rosenstock, Steffen Jais ^a,d   Andersen, Leif Percival ^b,c   Rosenstock, Charlotte Vallentin ^a   Bonnevie, Olaf ^a   Jørgensen, Torben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DENMARK; EDUCATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0029910329     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.11.1539     Document Type: Article

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