Prevalence of and risk factors for H. pylori infection in healthy children and young adults in Belgium anno 2010/2011

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 381-385

  Mana, F ^a   Vandebosch, S ^a   Miendje Deyi, V ^b   Haentjens, P ^a   Urbain, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Helicobacter pylori; Prevalence; Risk factors; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIRTHPLACE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSERY SCHOOL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897936700     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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