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; 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.
Cheung
Justin
J
Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. justin.cheung@ualberta.ca
Goodman
Karen
K
Munday
Rachel
R
Heavner
Karen
K
Huntington
Janis
J
Morse
John
J
Veldhuyzen van Zanten
Sander
S
Fedorak
Richard N
RN
Corriveau
Andre
A
Bailey
Robert J
RJ
D000416:Alberta / Q000453:epidemiology; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D015873:Northwest Territories / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors