Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among students of a Nigerian University

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 584-585

  Ishaleku, David ^a   Ihiabe, Hope A ^a  

^a NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Nasarawa State University; Prevalence; Seropositive; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MALE; NIGERIA; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 77954908381     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60142-3     Document Type: Article

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