Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among schoolchildren and teachers in Taiwan

Helicobacter

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 258-264

  Lin, Ding Bang ^a   Lin, Jye Bin ^b   Chen, Chien Yi ^a   Chen, Shiuan Chih ^b   Chen, Wen Kang ^c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAINAN INSTITUTE OF NURSING   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Schoolchildren; Seroprevalence; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SIBLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TEACHER;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TAIWAN;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 34247849473     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: 15235378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2007.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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