Determinants of geographic variation in Helicobacter pylori infection among children on the US-Mexico border

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 816-824

  O'Rourke, Kathleen ^a   Goodman, Karen J ^b   Grazioplene, Mariah ^b   Redlinger, Thomas ^c   Day, R Sue ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Helicobacter pylori; Mexico; United States

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LOW INCOME POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GEOGRAPHY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SANITATION; TEXAS;

MEXICO;

EID: 0141963198     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg219     Document Type: Article

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