Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in dyspeptic patients and its relationship with HIV infection, ABO blood groups and life style in a university hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1957-1961

  Moges, Feleke ^a   Kassu, Afework ^a,d   Mengistu, Getahun ^b   Adugna, Solomon ^a   Andualem, Berhanu ^a   Nishikawa, Takeshi ^c   Ota, Fusao ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood group; HIV; Hpylori; Life style

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPEPSIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 33645968659     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i12.1957     Document Type: Article

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