Commentary: H. pylori infection in early life and the problem of imperfect tests

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1356-1358

  Perry, Sharon ^a   Parsonnet, Julie ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NOTE; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STOMACH CANCER; UREA BREATH TEST;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RECURRENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 29244439569     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi243     Document Type: Note

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