Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in German infants and children

Helicobacter

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 176-179

  Hornemann, Frauke ^a   Nilius, Manfred ^b   Malfertheiner, Peter ^b   Bartmann, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0031300547     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.1997.tb00083.x     Document Type: Article

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