Long-term effects of clearing Helicobacter pylori on growth in school-age children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 263-266

  Mera, Robertino M ^a   Bravo, Luis E ^b   Goodman, Karen J ^c   Yepez, Maria C ^d   Correa, Pelayo ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE NARIÑO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

growth velocity; height; Helicobacter pylori; weight

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BISMUTH; LANSOPRAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; UREA BREATH TEST;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE ERADICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; TIME;

EID: 84857639385     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182443fec     Document Type: Article

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