| helicobacter pylori infection, mucosal atrophy and intestinal metaplasia in asian populations: a comparative study in age-, gender- and endoscopic diagnosis-matched subjects. | it is known that the incidence and mortality rate of gastric cancer is high among japanese and chinese populations, but extremely low in thai and vietnamese populations. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection and the differences in the glandular atrophy and intestinal metaplasia scores in stomach specimens of asian adult subjects of different races. | 2003 | 12603614 |