Clustering of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Couples: Differences Between High- and Low-Prevalence Population Groups

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 516-520

  Brenner, Hermann ^a   Weyermann, Maria ^a   Rothenbacher, Dietrich ^a  

^a GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Helicobacter pylori; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CARBON 13;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FECES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745260932     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.09.009     Document Type: Article

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