Canadian Helicobacter Study Group Consensus Conference on the Approach to Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children and Adolescents

Gastric infection with Helicobacter pylori is common in both children and adults, but children are considerably less susceptible to peptic ulcers and other pathological sequelae. As a result, the risk to benefit ratio of diagnostic studies and therapeutic regimens for H pylori in adults are likely d...

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Main Authors: P Sherman, E Hassall, RH Hunt, CA Fallone, S Veldhuyzen van Zanten, ABR Thomson, Canadian Helicobacter Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1999-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/934285