Helicobacter pylori infection: A seroepidemiological study in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 945-949

  Cilla, Gustavo ^a   Pérez Trallero, Emilio ^a   García Bengoechea, Manuel ^a   Marimón, Jose María ^a   Arenas, Juan I ^a  

^a Hospital Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Antibody titer; Helicobacter pylori; Prevalence; Seroepidemiology; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; INFECTION RISK; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; POVERTY AREAS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031455947     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007480625665     Document Type: Article

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