Association of dyspepsia symptoms and helicobacter pylori infections in private higher clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-116

  Taddesse, Gizachew ^a   Habteselassie, Abebe ^b   Desta, Kassu ^c   Esayas, Samuel ^c   Bane, Abate ^c  

^a Noble Higher Clinic   (Ethiopia)

^b Salam Health Care Pic   (Ethiopia)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Helicobacter pylori; Immunoglobulins; Seropositivity; Stool antigen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; ETHIOPIA; FECES; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DYSPEPSIA; ETHIOPIA; FECES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051569218     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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