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- Title
Untreated water consumption: Helicobacter pylori status and gastritis in a northern Canadian community.
- Authors
Hastings, Emily V.; Wynne, Ashley; Hsiu-Ju Chang; Girgis, Safwat; Goodman, Karen J.
- Abstract
The article presents a study focused on analyzing the impact of untreated water on the digestive system of human beings as it contains helicobacter pylori bacteria which causes stomach inflammation. The study was conducted on a group of 379 patients living in Aklavik Range, Northwest Territories. According to the results, no evidence is found about the impact of water on occurrence of infection.
- Subjects
AKLAVIK Range (N.W.T.); WATER pollution; HELICOBACTER pylori infections; GASTRIC diseases; MEDICAL screening; INFECTIOUS disease transmission
- Publication
Circumpolar Health Supplements, 2013, Vol 72, p706
- ISSN
1797-2361
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3402/ijch.v72i0.22447