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The Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori and Public Health Implications
Author(s) -
Azevedo Nuno F.,
Huntington Janis,
Goodman Karen J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
helicobacter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1523-5378
pISSN - 1083-4389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2009.00703.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , helicobacter pylori , cochrane library , medicine , public health , transmission (telecommunications) , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , helicobacter , systematic review , medline , cochrane collaboration , meta analysis , pathology , biology , optics , biochemistry , physics , electrical engineering , engineering
Abstract This article presents a review of the literature on the epidemiology and public health implications of Helicobacter pylori infection published from April 2008 through to March 2009. The authors used MeSH terms “Helicobacter infections epidemiology,”“Helicobacter infections prevention and control” to search multiple databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Cochrane Library, EBMR, BIOSIS), and independently searched PubMed using the term “Helicobacter” with “Epidemiology,”“Transmission,”“Prevalence” or “Environment.” Articles without topical relevance were excluded. Two additional papers known to the authors were added. The identified literature is summarized by subtopic: reviews; prevalence; incidence; transmission; risk factors; and public health policy.