Determinants of Helicobacter pylori seroprevalence among Italian blood donors

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 867-873

  Russo, Antonio ^a   Eboli, Marco ^b   Pizzetti, Paolo ^d   Di Felice, Gianfranco ^d   Ravagnani, Fernando ^e   Spinelli, Pasquale ^d   Hotz, Anna Maria ^c   Notti, Paola ^e   Maconi, Giovanni ^g   Franceschi, Silvia ^f   Ferrari, Daniela ^e   Bertario, Lucio ^b,h  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b Surgical Department   (Italy)

^c Division of Pathology   (Italy)

^d Division of Endoscopy   (Italy)

^e Blood Center   (Italy)

^f CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Epidemiology; Helicobacter pylori; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MILK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 0032803753     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199908000-00010     Document Type: Article

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