Helicobacter pylori infection in adults from a poor urban community in Northeastern Brazil: Demographic, lifestyle and environmental factors

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 405-410

  Rodrigues, Maria N ^a   Queiroz, Dulciene M M ^b   Rodrigues, Rodrigo T ^a   Rocha, Andreia M C ^b   Neto, Manuel B Braga ^a   Braga, Lucia L B C ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c University of Ceará CE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Northeastern Brazil; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 31144433306     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702005000500008     Document Type: Article

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