Risk among gastroenterologists of acquiring Helicobacter pylori infection: Case-control study

BMJ

Volumn 321, Issue 7254, 2000, Pages 149-

  Hildebrand, Pius ^a   Meyer Wyss, Beat M ^c   Mossi, Sandro ^b   Beglinger, Christoph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b University Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c St Claraspital AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034662117     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7254.149     Document Type: Article

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