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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection by birth year and geographic area in Japan.
Helicobacter - 1 Apr 2014
Ueda Junko, Gosho Masahiko, Inui Yoshikatsu, Matsuda Toru, Sakakibara Masatoshi, Mabe Katsuhiro, Nakajima Shigemi, Shimoyama Tadashi, Yasuda Mitsugi, Kawai Takashi, Murakami Kazunari, Kamada Tomoari, Mizuno Motowo, Kikuchi Shogo, Lin Yingsong, Kato Mototsugu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-related diseases are responsible for a tremendous amount of morbidity and mortality in Japan. We estimated the prevalence of H. pylori infection by sex, birth year, and geographic area among Japanese adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 14,716 subjects aged 20 years or more who underwent a health checkup between May 1997 and March 2013 in...
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