Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for Helicobacter pylori infection in a cohort of Portuguese adolescents (EpiTeen)

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 290-295

  Bastos, Joana ^a,b   Peleteiro, Bárbara ^a,b   Pinto, Hugo ^a,b   Marinho, Ana ^c   Guimarães, João T ^a,b,c   Ramos, Elisabete ^a,b   La Vecchia, Carlo ^d,e   Barros, Henrique ^a,b   Lunet, Nuno ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Helicobacter pylori; Incidence; Portugal; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; CROWDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INCIDENCE; PARENTS; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SMOKING;

EID: 84875272838     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: 18783562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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