Helicobacter pylori incidence and re-infection in the Aklavik H. pylori Project

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Sally Carraher, Hsiu-Ju Chang, Rachel Munday, Karen J. Goodman, the CANHelp Working Group
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013
• Subjects: Helicobacter pylori infection; Aboriginal health; collaborative research; epidemiology; incidence; Arctic; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Aklavik; Northwest Territories; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21594; https://doaj.org/article/de33a2cfd4374bd5a6634b73a7cf9927

Background . The Aklavik H. pylori Project (AHPP) (www.canhelpworkinggroup.ca) is a community-driven project examining Helicobacter pylori infection and its influence on health in a diverse Aboriginal community in the Northwest Territories. Initial research revealed that 58% of 333 participants who...