Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among Egyptian children: Impact of social background and effect on growth

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-236

  Mohammad, Mahmoud A ^a   Hussein, Laila ^a   Coward, Andy ^b   Jackson, Sarah J ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13C Urea breath test; Growth parameters; Helicobacter pylori; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 38949123677     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007000481     Document Type: Article

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