Helicobacter pylori infection in Canada’s arctic: Searching for the solutions
The Canadian North Helicobacter pylori (CANHelp) working group is a team composed of investigators, health officials and community leaders from Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The group’s initial goals are to investigate the impact of H pylori infection on Canada’s Arctic communities; subsequ...
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Language: | English |
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Pulsus Group Inc
2008
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2661193 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19018336 |
Summary: | The Canadian North Helicobacter pylori (CANHelp) working group is a team composed of investigators, health officials and community leaders from Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The group’s initial goals are to investigate the impact of H pylori infection on Canada’s Arctic communities; subsequent goals include identifying treatment strategies that are effective in this region and developing recommendations for health policy aimed at management of H pylori infection. The team’s investigations have begun with the Aklavik H pylori Project in the Aboriginal community of Aklavik, Northwest Territories. |
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