Helicobacter pylori seropositivity in children with chronic disease in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-26

  Jaber, Soad ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chronic anemia; Chronic asthma; Diabetes; H. pylori; Neurological impairment; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847622514     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.27740     Document Type: Article

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