Prevalence and determinants of Helicobacter pylori sero-positivity in the Australian adult community

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1283-1289

  Pandeya, Nirmala ^a,b   Whiteman, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INCOME; INTESTINAL SPASM; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 79960458905     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06726.x     Document Type: Article

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