Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among children of low socioeconomic level in São Paulo;Soroprevalência da infecção por Helicobacter pylori em crianças de baixo nível sócio-econômico em São Paulo

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 187-191

  Miranda, Aurea Cristina Portorreal ^a   Machado, Rodrigo Strehl ^a   da Silva, Edina Mariko Koga ^a   Kawakami, Elisabete ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Helicobacter infections; Seroepidemiologic studies; Serology; Urban population

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BED SHARING; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CROWDING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN COLOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 78650101372     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802010000400002     Document Type: Article

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