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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2010; 16(41): 5181-5194
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5181
Consequences of Helicobacter pylori infection in children
Lucia Pacifico, Caterina Anania, John F Osborn, Flavia Ferraro, Claudio Chiesa
Lucia Pacifico, Caterina Anania, Flavia Ferraro, Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, 324, I-00161 Rome, Italy
John F Osborn, Department of Public Health Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Claudio Chiesa, Department of Molecular Medicine, National Research Council, I-00133 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Pacifico L, Anania C and Chiesa C designed the study; Anania C and Ferraro F were responsible for the review of the literature and the initial preparation of the paper; Osborn JF analyzed the data; Pacifico L and Chiesa C prepared the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Claudio Chiesa, MD, Department of Molecular Medicine, National Research Council, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, I-00133 Rome, Italy. claudio.chiesa@artov.inmm.cnr.it
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Received: May 20, 2010
Revised: June 21, 2010
Accepted: June 28, 2010
Published online: November 7, 2010
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