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Original Article

Helicobacter pylori Infection in Finnish Children and Adolescents A Serologic Cross-Sectional and Follow-up Study

M. Ashorn Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere; Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu; The Children's Hospital, II Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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M. Mäki Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere; Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu; The Children's Hospital, II Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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M. Hällström Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere; Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu; The Children's Hospital, II Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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M. Uhari Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere; Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu; The Children's Hospital, II Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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H. K. Åkerblom Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere; Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu; The Children's Hospital, II Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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J. Viikari Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere; Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu; The Children's Hospital, II Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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A. Miettinen Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu; The Children's Hospital, II Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Dept. of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Pages 876-879 | Received 29 Sep 1994, Accepted 20 Dec 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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