Helicobacter antibodies in Finnish centenarians

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1999, Pages

  Rehnberg Laiho, Leena ^b   Louhija, Jukka ^b   Rautelin, Hilpi ^b   Jusufovic, Jasminka ^b   Tilvis, Reijo ^b   Miettinen, Aaro ^b   Kosunen, Timo U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPSINOGEN;

AGED; AGING; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032883087     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/54.8.M400     Document Type: Article

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