Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection among 4742 randomly selected subjects from Northern Ireland

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 880-887

  Murray, Liam J ^a   McCrum, Evelyn E ^a   Evans, Alun E ^a   Bamford, Kathleen B ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Alcohol; Gender; Height; Helicobacter pylori; Northern Ireland; Smoking; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; PREVALENCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0030843402     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.4.880     Document Type: Article

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