Helicobacter pylori Infection in Ontario: Prevalence and Risk Factors
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori has been classified by the World Health Organization as a type I carcinogen. Nearly 50% of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with H pylori. Prevalence patterns of the infection are different between developing and developed countries. The present stud...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori has been classified by the World Health Organization as a type I carcinogen. Nearly 50% of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with H pylori. Prevalence patterns of the infection are different between developing and developed countries. The present study had two objectives – to estimate the prevalence of H pylori infection in Ontario, and to evaluate the relationship between the infection and various demographic characteristics and selected lifestyle factors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0eefe09aa9784d18b5d51bd99307068c2025-08-20T02:02:26ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002007-01-0121850150610.1155/2007/462804Helicobacter pylori Infection in Ontario: Prevalence and Risk FactorsFarah Naja0Nancy Kreiger1Terrence Sullivan2Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori has been classified by the World Health Organization as a type I carcinogen. Nearly 50% of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with H pylori. Prevalence patterns of the infection are different between developing and developed countries. The present study had two objectives – to estimate the prevalence of H pylori infection in Ontario, and to evaluate the relationship between the infection and various demographic characteristics and selected lifestyle factors.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/462804 |
| spellingShingle | Farah Naja Nancy Kreiger Terrence Sullivan Helicobacter pylori Infection in Ontario: Prevalence and Risk Factors Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Helicobacter pylori Infection in Ontario: Prevalence and Risk Factors |
| title_full | Helicobacter pylori Infection in Ontario: Prevalence and Risk Factors |
| title_fullStr | Helicobacter pylori Infection in Ontario: Prevalence and Risk Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Helicobacter pylori Infection in Ontario: Prevalence and Risk Factors |
| title_short | Helicobacter pylori Infection in Ontario: Prevalence and Risk Factors |
| title_sort | helicobacter pylori infection in ontario prevalence and risk factors |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/462804 |
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