History of breastfeeding and Helicobacter pylori infection in pre-school children: results of a population-based study from Germany | Zendy

Dietrich Rothenbacher | Zendy; Guenter Bode | Zendy; Hermann Brenner | Zendy

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History of breastfeeding and Helicobacter pylori infection in pre-school children: results of a population-based study from Germany

Author(s) -

Dietrich Rothenbacher,

Guenter Bode,

Hermann Brenner

Publication year - 2002

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/31.3.632

Subject(s) - breastfeeding , helicobacter pylori infection , helicobacter pylori , medicine , population , epidemiology , immunology , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , sociology

Helicobacter pylori infection is predominantly acquired in early childhood. Therefore, childhood nutrition may be related to acquisition of infection. However, there are few current data from developed countries to elucidate this association. We investigated the relation between history of breastfeeding and H. pylori infection in a large population-based sample.

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