Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in a representative Anglo-Celtic population of urban Melbourne

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 505-510

  Lin, Shao K ^a   Lambert, John R ^a,b   Nicholson, Lesley ^a   Lukito, Widjaja ^a   Wahlqvist, Mark ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PPD Pharmaco Lockton House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australian; Epidemiology; Helicobacter pylori; Representative population

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031862443     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1998.tb00677.x     Document Type: Article

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