Infectious Gastroenteritis as a Risk Factor for Tropical Sprue and Malabsorption: A Case–Control Study

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3379-3385

  McCarroll, Matthew G ^a   Riddle, Mark S ^b   Gutierrez, Ramiro L ^b   Porter, Chad K ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious gastroenteritis; Intestinal malabsorption; Military; Tropical sprue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TROPICAL SPRUE; DYSENTERY; INCIDENCE; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MILITARY MEDICINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; SOLDIER; SPRUE, TROPICAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DYSENTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SPRUE, TROPICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945480916     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-015-3768-8     Document Type: Article

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