消化性溃疡是一种常见病,对人民的健康、劳动力和经济影响很大。至今,本病的病因和发病机理还未完全阐明,因而对其防治还存在许多问题。流行病学对阐明其病因与发病机理有重要位置,现将国内近年来部分有关本病流行病学的研究,并结合1990年8月在澳大利亚举行的世界胃肠学大会的资 Peptic ulcer disease is a common disease that has a great impact on people’s health, workforce and economy. So far, the etiology and pathogenesis of this disease has not been fully elucidated, so there are still many problems in its prevention and treatment. Epidemiology to clarify its etiology and pathogenesis have an important position, now part of the domestic epidemiological study of this disease in recent years, combined with the August 1990 meeting of the World Gastroenterology in Australia funded