Decreasing Trend of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children with Gastrointestinal Symptoms from Buenos Aires, Argentina

Helicobacter

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 316-319

  Janjetic, Mariana A ^a   Goldman, Cinthia G ^a   Barrado, Domingo A ^a   Cueto Rua, Eduardo ^b   Balcarce, Norma ^b   Mantero, Paula ^a   Zubillaga, Marcela B ^a   López, Laura B ^a   Boccio, José R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Children Hospital 'Superiora Sor Maria Ludovica'   (Argentina)

Author keywords

13C UBT; Children; Epidemiology; H. pylori; Prevalence; Trend

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ARGENTINA; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UREA;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 79960452278     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: 15235378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2011.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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