Helicobacter pylori infection in children: Relation with current household living conditions

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-21

  McCallion, W A ^a   Murray, L J ^b,d   Bailie, A G ^a   Dalzell, A M ^a   O'Reilly, D P J ^c   Bamford, K B ^b  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Eastern Health and Social Services Board   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast feeding; childhood; Helicobacter pylori; risk factors

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROWDING; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0029972954     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.1.18     Document Type: Article

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