Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in High-school Students on Lanyu Island, Taiwan: Risk Factor Analysis and Effect on Growth

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 929-936

  Chi, Hsin ^a,b,c   Bair, Ming Jong ^a,b   Wu, Ming Shiang ^c   Chiu, Nan Chang ^a,b   Hsiao, Ya Chun ^a   Chang, Kuan Yu ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

adolescent; growth; Helicobacter pylori; prevalence; urea breath test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 73149124740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60005-8     Document Type: Article

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