Helicobacter pylori infection in a region with high risk of gastric cancer;A Infecção por helicobacter pylori numa região de alto risco de cancro do Estômago

Arquivos de Medicina

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 213-217

  Lunet, Nuno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Incidence; Portugal; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; GROUPS BY AGE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTUGAL; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH CANCER; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84875240865     PISSN: 08713413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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