Age at acquisition of Helicobacter pylori infection: Comparison of a high and a low prevalence country

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-184

  Lindkvist, Pille ^a   Asrat, Daniel ^b   Nilsson, Ingrid ^c   Tsega, Edemariam ^b   Olsson, Gunnar L ^d   Wretlind, Bengt ^a   Giesecke, Johan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Black Lion Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHIOPIA; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ONSET AGE; PEPTIC ULCER; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030001321     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609049072     Document Type: Article

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