Helicobacter pylori and anemia: a community-based cross-sectional study among adults in Southern Brazil Helicobacter pylori e anemia: um estudo transversal de base populacional entre adultos no Sul do Brasil

• Main Authors: Iná S. Santos (Author), Gicele Costa Minten (Author), Neiva C. J. Valle (Author), Giovana Costa Tuerlinckx (Author), José Boccio (Author), Domingo Andrés Barrado (Author), Alessandra Banaszeski da Silva (Author), Guilherme Augusto Reissig Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To investigate the association between Helicobacter pylori and anemia, a community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 18-45 year old users of the 31 primary health care units in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Interviews using a structured questionnaire were carried out in waiting rooms durin...