Helicobacter pylori prevalence among medical students in a high endemic area

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 896-898

  Almadi, Majid A ^a   Aljebreen, Abdulrahman M ^a   Tounesi, Fadi A ^a   Abdo, Ayman A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; TREND STUDY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; UREA BREATH TEST; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34547132053     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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