The Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori and Public Health Implications

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Nuno F Azevedo (Author) FEUP; Janis Huntington (Author) Other; Karen J Goodman (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Helicobacter

Vol. 14 No. 6

Pages: 1-7

ISSN: 1083-4389

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 50 Citations

Scopus - 65 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

CORDIS: Health sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-G45

DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2009.00703.x

Abstract (EN): 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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7