Contribution of epidemiological studies to gastritis immunology

International Reviews of Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 31-54

  Uibo, Raivo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Chronic gastritis; Epidemiology; Gastric autoantibodies; Helicobacter pylori; Population studies

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; HYDROGEN POTASSIUM ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PARIETAL CELL ANTIBODY;

ATROPHY; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH MUCOSA;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS;

EID: 11244258933     PISSN: 08830185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08830180590884495     Document Type: Review

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