Influence of sociodemographic factors on Helicobacter pylori prevalence variability among schoolchildren in Leipzig, Germany. A long-term follow-up study

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-45

  Bauer, Sophie ^a   Krumbiegel, Peter ^b   Richter, Matthias ^b   Richter, Thomas ^c   Röder, Stefan ^b   Rolle Kampczyk, Ulrike ^b   Herbarth, Olf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Department of Human Exposure Research and Epidemiology ^*  (Germany)

^c Klinikum St Georg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial disease; Child health; Childhood infections; Environmental health; Helicobacter pylori; Social factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954501816     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3643     Document Type: Article

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