Helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in selected groups of Albanian volunteers

Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 345-350

  Monno, R ^a   Volpe, A ^a   Basho, M ^c   Fumarola, L ^a   Trerotoli, P ^a   Kondili, L A ^b   Bino, S ^c   Schinaia, N ^b   Dentico, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Institute of Public Health   (Albania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBANIA; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 50649116578     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-6338-6     Document Type: Article

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