Sibship size, Helicobacter pylori infection and chronic atrophic gastritis: a population-based study among 9444 older adults from Germany | Zendy

Lei Gao | Zendy; Melanie N. Weck | Zendy; Elke Raum | Zendy; C Stegmaier | Zendy; Dietrich Rothenbacher | Zendy; Hermann Brenner | Zendy

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Sibship size, Helicobacter pylori infection and chronic atrophic gastritis: a population-based study among 9444 older adults from Germany

Author(s) -

Lei Gao,

Melanie N. Weck,

Elke Raum,

C Stegmaier,

Dietrich Rothenbacher,

Hermann Brenner

Publication year - 2009

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/dyp250

Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , atrophic gastritis , medicine , gastritis , helicobacter pylori infection , chronic gastritis , helicobacter infections , gastroenterology , helicobacter , population , epidemiology , environmental health

Early-life social environment has been suggested to play an important role during the development of Helicobacter pylori-related gastric diseases. We aimed to assess the association of sibship size with H. pylori infection and chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) in a population-based study from Germany.

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