The association between Helicobacter pylori infection and adult height

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 455-465

  Moayyedi, Paul ^a   Forman, David ^b   Duffett, Sara ^b   Mason, Su ^b   Brown, Julia ^b   Crocombe, Will ^b   Feltbower, Richard ^b   Axon, Anthony ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13C urea breath test; Cross sectional survey; Height; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NURSE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 21244437604     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-004-6634-0     Document Type: Review

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