The seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in an Irish university student population

Journal of Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-284

  Sheehan, Katherine M ^a,b   Bryne, Michael F ^a   Murray, Frank E ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

BLOOD SAMPLING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; IRELAND; LETTER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT;

EID: 1642340529     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.10.003     Document Type: Letter

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