Prevalence and determinants of Helicobacter pylori infection in preschool children: A population-based study from Germany

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 135-141

  Rothenbacher, Dietrich ^a   Bode, Guenter ^a   Berg, Gabriele ^a   Gommel, Regina ^a   Gonser, Theodor ^b   Adler, Guido ^a   Brenner, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Public Health Service Ulm   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Helicobacter pylori; Observational study; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

UREA;

CHILD HEALTH; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; FEMALE; FITNESS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GERMANY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH ORDER; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY;

GERMANY;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0031886060     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.1.135     Document Type: Article

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