Prevalence and ethnic distribution of Helicobacter pylori infection among endoscoped patients in North Eastern Peninsular Malaysia

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 66-70

  Kaur, Gurjeet ^a   Naing, Nyi Nyi ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ethnic difference; Low H. pylori prevalence; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIAN; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH BIOPSY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 2642558665     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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