Interaction among ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in israeli children and adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 524-527

  Muhsen, Khitam ^a   Nir, Avishag ^a   Spungin Bialik, Anya ^a   Bassal, Ravit ^b   Goren, Sophy ^a   Cohen, Dani ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childhood; Ethnicity; Helicobacter pylori infection; Seroepidemiology; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARAB; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ARABS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 80255123353     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31822676ca     Document Type: Article

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