Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in asymptomatic 5-7-year- old children of the Canton St. Gallen;Pravalenz der asymptomatischen Helicobacter-infektion bei den 5- 7jahrigen kindern des Kantons St. Gallen

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 129, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 579-584

  Boltshauser, S ^a   Herzog, D ^a  

^a Ostschweizer Kinderspital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breath test; Children; Helicobacter pylori; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SWITZERLAND; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION;

BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0033577530     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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