Influence of age on 13C-urea breath test results in children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-91

  Kindermann, Angelika ^b   Demmelmair, Hans ^b   Koletzko, Berthold ^b   Krauss Etschmann, Susanne ^b   Wiebecke, Baldur ^b   Koletzko, Sibylle ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age dependency; Children; Descriminant analysis; Histology; Urease test

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; UREA; UREASE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGING; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; MATHEMATICS; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; BIOPSY; BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INFANT; MATHEMATICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 0033621631     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200001000-00023     Document Type: Article

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