The epidemiology of helicobacter pylori and public health implications

Helicobacter

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Azevedo, Nuno F ^a   Huntington, Janis ^b   Goodman, Karen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

H. pylori; Prevalence; Public health policy; Risk factors; Transmission

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BIOSIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROPREVALENCE; UREA BREATH TEST;

HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBMED;

HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 69449101934     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: 15235378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2009.00703.x     Document Type: Review

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