Gastroesophageal Reflux—Induced Hypoxemia in Infants With Apparent Life-Threatening Events(s)

American Journal of Diseases of Children

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 1989, Pages 951-954

  See, Cynthia C ^a   Newman, Leonard J ^a   Berezin, Stuart ^a   Glassman, Mark S ^a   Medow, Marvin S ^a   Dozor, Allen J ^a   Schwarz, Steven M ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS PH; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; VOMITING;

ANOXEMIA; APNEA; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VOMITING;

EID: 0024472806     PISSN: 0002922X     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150200111028     Document Type: Article

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