Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection in Malaysia - Observations in a multiracial Asian population

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-192

  Goh, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; H.pylori; Indian enigma; Malaysia; Peptic ulcer; Racial cohort

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOD INTAKE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIAN; INFECTION RATE; MALAYSIA; MIGRATION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SEROPREVALENCE; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH EPITHELIUM; STOMACH PROTECTION;

HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PEPTIC ULCER; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77649088958     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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