The epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection in African refugee children resettled in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 438-441

  Cherian, Sarah ^a,b   Forbes, David ^a,b   Sanfilippo, Frank ^a   Cook, Angus ^a   Burgner, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ARTESUNATE; FANSIDAR;

AFRICA; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MIGRATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 56349095437     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02116.x     Document Type: Article

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