Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori among multiracial community in Northern Peninsular, Malaysia: Effect of age across race and gender

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-75

  Sasidharan, Sreenivasan ^a   Lachumy, Subramanion Jo Thy ^a,b   Ravichandran, Manickam ^b   Latha, Lachimanan Yoga ^a   Gegu, Surasa Rao Surya ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c Bandar Sungai Petani   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Age; Epidemiology; Helicobacter pylori; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651441278     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60037-0     Document Type: Article

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