Helicobacter pylori infection among aborigines (the Orang Asli) in the Northeastern Region of peninsular malaysia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1119-1122

  Rahim, Amry Abdul ^a   Lee, Yeong Yeh ^a   Majid, Noorizan Abd ^a   Choo, Keng Ee ^a   Raj, Sundramoorthy Mahendra ^b   Derakhshan, Mohammad H ^c   Graham, David Y ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Pantai Hospital   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION GROUPS; RISK FACTORS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952062303     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0226     Document Type: Article

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