Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibodies in medical students and residents in Recife, Brazil

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 134-138

  Melo, Ene T C ^a,d   Lopes, Edmundo P A ^a,b   Almeida, J Roberto ^a,b   Albuquerque, M Fátima P M ^b   Moura, Izolda M F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Federal University of Pernambuco   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Helicobacter pylori; Medical students; Residents

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0037309549     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200302000-00009     Document Type: Article

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