Maturation of the lower oesophageal sphincter in the preterm baby

Gut

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 167-172

  Newell, S J ^a,b   Sarkar, P K ^a   Durbin, G M ^a   Booth, I W ^a   McNeish, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; ETIOLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MATURATION; NEWBORN;

ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; HUMAN; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PRESSURE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023840513     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.29.2.167     Document Type: Article

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