Is Helicobacter pylori related to endothelial dysfunction during childhood?

Pediatrics International

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 150-153

  Coskun, Senol ^a   Kasirga, Erhun ^a   Yilmaz, Ozge ^a   Bayindir, Petek ^a   Akil, Ipek ^a   Yuksel, Hasan ^a   Polat, Muzaffer ^a   Sanlidag, Tamer ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Endothelial dysfunction; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; LIPID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SERUM;

ADOLESCENT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS;

EID: 40949137921     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02542.x     Document Type: Article

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