Risk of Helicobacter pylori infection among long-term residents in developing countries

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 267-270

  Becker, Sylvia I ^a   Smalligan, Roger D ^b   Frame, John D ^c   Kleanthous, Harry ^d   Tibbitts, Timothy J ^d   Monath, Thomas P ^d   Hyams, Kenneth C ^e  

^a Providence Family Medical Center   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL VOZANDES   (Ecuador)

^c OraVax ^*  (United States)

^d Acambis   (United States)

^e NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLERGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 0032972081     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.267     Document Type: Article

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