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Helicobacter pylori infection and atrophic gastritis in middle-aged Japanese residents of Sao Paulo and Lima
Author(s) -
S. Tsugane,
Michael Fahey,
Gerson Shigueaki Hamada,
Michinori Kabuto,
V Y Miyakawa
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.3.577
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , atrophic gastritis , medicine , gastritis , helicobacter pylori infection , helicobacter infections , epidemiology , helicobacter , gastroenterology
Helicobacter pylori infection and atrophic gastritis (AG) are markedly more prevalent in Japan than in other industrialized countries, however, the reasons for such a high prevalence are not fully understood. To add to information on H. pylori infection and its association with AG, the authors studied Japanese living in less developed countries.

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