Are dyspeptic symptoms linked to Helicobacter pylori? A prospective cohort study among medical students

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 115, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 175-178

  Hoffmann, Karl Martin ^a,b   Eherer, Andreas J ^a   Krejs, Günter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Epidemiology; Helicobacter pylori; Prospective; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UREA BREATH TEST;

EID: 0037474944     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03040305     Document Type: Article

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