Prevalence and ethnic distribution of helicobacter pylori infection among endoscoped patients in north eastern peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Kaur, Gurjeet, Naing, Nyi Nyi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: RB151-214 Theories of disease. Etiology. Pathogenesis
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/42610/1/GP...Prevalence_And_Ethnic_Distribution_Of_Helicobacter_Pylori_Infection_Among_Endoscoped_Patients_In_North_Eastern_Peninsular_Malaysia...2002...OCR..pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/42610/

There exists significant difference in prevalence of H. pylori infection among different societies and ethnic groups, even within the same country. Malaysia with its multiracial population provided a valuable opportunity to study the racial distribution of this infection.The aim of this study was t...