Recurrent abdominal pain and Helicobacter pylori in a community-based sample of London children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 961-964

  O'Donohoe, J M ^a,c   Sullivan, P B ^a   Scott, R ^a   Rogers, T ^b   Brueton, M J ^a   Barltrop, D ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Family history; Helicobacter pylori; Recurrent abdominal pain; Serology

Indexed keywords

HELICOBACTER PYLORI ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0029745352     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14194.x     Document Type: Article

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