Helicobacter pylori infection and body mass index in adolescents

Introduction: Recent studies have revealed an association between overweight and obesity and the risk of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection. The aim of this study was to quantify the association between overweight and obesity and the risk of developing HP infection in a sample of portuguese adolesce...

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Main Author: Pereira, Carlos (author)
Other Authors: Veiga, Nélio (author), Amaral, Odete (author), Baptista, Marco (author), Nelas, Paula (author), Chaves, Cláudia (author), Ferreira, Manuela (author), Coelho, Inês (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/2789
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipv.pt:10400.19/2789