Recent changes in the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among children and adults in high- or low-incidence regions of gastric cancer in China

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1759-1763

  Zhang, Dong Hong ^a   Zhou, Li Ya ^a   Lin, San Ren ^a   Ding, Shi Gang ^a   Huang, Yong Hui ^a   Gu, Fang ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Li, Yuan ^a   Cui, Rong Li ^a   Meng, Ling Mei ^a   Yan, Xiu E ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Helicobacter pylori; Stomach neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RATE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SILVER STAINING; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70349556275     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.15.008     Document Type: Article

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