Seropositivity of antibodies against Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis A virus in Iran [2]

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-64

  Nassrolahei, Mohtaram ^a   Khalilian, Alireza ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; LETTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1042292594     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2004.61b     Document Type: Letter

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