Helicobacter pylori infection and gastroduodenal disease in children undergoing upper GI endoscopy

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 554-556

  Rawashdeh, Mohammad ^a,c   Batchoun, Reymoun ^a   Abu Farsakh, Niazi ^a   Meqdam, Mamdouh ^a   Youssef, Mohammad ^b  

^a University of Science and Technology ^*  (Jordan)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal disease; Helicobacter pylori; Jordanian children; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006423201     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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