Familial clustering of Helicobacter pylori infection: Population based study

BMJ

Volumn 319, Issue 7209, 1999, Pages 537-541

  Dominici, Patrizia ^a   Bellentani, Stefano ^b   Biase, Anna Rita di ^c   Saccoccio, Gioconda ^b   Rose, Aurelia le ^b   Masutti, Flora ^b   Viola, Laura ^c   Balli, Fiorella ^c   Tiribelli, Claudio ^b   Grilli, Roberto ^d   Fusillo, Michele ^a   Grossi, Enzo ^a   Thomson, Mike ^e  

^a Medical Department   (Italy)

^b Fondo Studio Malattie del Fegato   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^e ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPOSURE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0033612854     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.537     Document Type: Article

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