Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Korean children: Inverse relation to socioeconomic status despite a uniformly high prevalence in adults

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-262

  Malaty, Hoda M ^a,c   Kim, Jong G ^b   Kim, Soon D ^b   Graham, David Y ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

adult; child; community acquired infections; Helicobacter pylori; seroepidemiologic methods; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 0030061532     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008736     Document Type: Article

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