Seroconversion for Helicobacter pylori in adults from Brazil

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 261-263

  De Oliveira, Andreia Maria Rocha ^a   Rocha, Gifone Aguiar ^a   De Magalhães Queiroz, Dulciene Maria ^a   De Moura, Silvia Beleza ^a   Teles Rabello, Ana Lúcia ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adults; Antibodies; Brazil; Helicobacter pylori; Seroconversion

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SOCIAL CLASS;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032772655     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90015-9     Document Type: Article

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