Helicobacter pylori infection in Swiss adolescents: Prevalence and risk factors

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-183

  Heuberger, Frank ^a   Pantoflickova, Draha ^a   Gassner, Markus ^c   Oneta, Carl ^a   Grehn, Michael ^b   Blum, André L ^a   Dorta, Gian ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Institute Dr Risch   (Liechtenstein)

^c Sch Hlth Service (Schularztdienst)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Demographic factors; Helicobacter pylori infection; Prevalence; Risk of infection; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0037331760     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200302000-00012     Document Type: Article

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