Hypothesis: Is the fall in Helicobacter pylori related to the global rise in body mass index?

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 556-

  La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STOMACH CANCER;

BODY MASS INDEX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80053641065     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: 14735709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32834a8018     Document Type: Editorial

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