Impact of H. pylori on growth: Is the infection or mucosal disease related to growth impairment?

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2878-2886

  Gulcan, Mahir ^a   Ozen, Ahmet ^a   Karatepe, Hande Ozgun ^a   Gulcu, Didem ^a   Vitrinel, Ayca ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Growth impairment; H. pylori density; H. pylori infection; Pediatric age; Pediatric gastritis; Recurrent abdominal pain

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GROWTH DISORDER; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; ANEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; MALNUTRITION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRITIS; GROWTH DISORDERS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77957925890     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-009-1091-y     Document Type: Article

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