Evaluation of association between hepatitis A and Helicobacter pylori infections and routes of transmission

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-139

  Egemen, Ayten ^a   Yilmaz, Özge ^b   Akil, Ipek ^b   Altuǧlu, Imre ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Hepatitis A virus; Seroprevalence; Transmission

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33746085246     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: 00414301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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