title: Does seropositivity for Helicobacter pylori antibodies increase outpatient costs for gastric and duodenal ulcer or inflammation?
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Science, Kyushu University, Kasuga City, Fukuoka, Japan. babazono@ihs.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babazono
authors.forename: Motonobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Une
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mino
authors.forename: Alan L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hillman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics*; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005756:Gastritis / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D017048:Health Care Costs; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012907:Smoking; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial