Association between hepatitis A virus and Helicobacter pylori in a developing country: The saga continues

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1615-1621

  Bizri, Abdul Rahman N ^a   Nuwayhid, Iman A ^a   Hamadeh, Ghassan N ^a   Steitieh, Souzan W ^a   Choukair, Ali M ^a   Musharrafieh, Umayya M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Helicobacter pylori; Hepatitis A; Serology; Transmission

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SUPERINFECTION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 33747615472     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04268.x     Document Type: Article

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