Household Helicobacter Pylori Antibody Survey in Children with Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 336-338

  Chang, Pei Shin ^b   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibody profile; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FAMILY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH SURVEY; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0742288489     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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