Use caution with serologic testing for Helicobacter pylori infection in children

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 460-465

  Khanna, Bhawna ^b   Cutler, Alan ^b   Israel, Noel R ^b   Perry, Marilyn ^b   Lastovica, Albert ^b   Fields, Patricia I ^b   Gold, Benjamin D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031848180     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515634     Document Type: Article

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