Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Canada's Arctic: Searching for the Solutions. (2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cheung, Justin; Goodman, Karen; Munday, Rachel; Heavner, Karen; Huntington, Janis; Morse, John; van Zanten, Sander Veldhuyzen; Fedorak, Richard N; Corriveau, Andre; Bailey, Robert J; for the CANHelp working group,
• Is Part Of: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology. Volume 22:Number 11(2008)
• Page Start: 912
• Page End: 916
• Publication Date: 2008
• Subjects: Endoscopy -- First Nations -- Gastric cancer -- Gastritis -- Helicobacter pylori
• DOI: 10.1155/2008/614538
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0835-7900

Abstract

Abstract : The Canadian North Helicobacter pylori (CAN Help ) 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.