The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and related factors among university students in Turkey

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-183

  Yücel, Tayfun ^a,b   Aygin, Dilek ^a   Şen, Selen ^a   Yücel, Oya ^a  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Koşuyolu ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY SIZE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; TURKEY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 45849130230     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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