Animal reservoirs in the transmission of Helicobacter heilmannii: Results of a questionnaire-based study

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 795-798

  Meining, A ^b   Kroher, G ^b   Stolte, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Animals; Cats; Dogs; Gastritis; Helicobacter heilmannii; Helicobacter pylori; Pigs; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031690549     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365529850171422     Document Type: Article

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