Inverse graded relation between alcohol consumption and active infection with Helicobacter pylori

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 571-576

  Brenner, Hermann ^a   Rothenbacher, Dietrich ^a   Bode, Günter ^a   Adler, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholic beverages; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BEER; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033559850     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009854     Document Type: Article

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