Color Doppler in the diagnosis of the gastroesophageal reflux in children: Comparison with pH measurements and B-mode ultrasound

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 232-235

  Hirsch, W ^a   Kedar, R ^b   Preiss U ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B SCAN; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0029983556     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01405307     Document Type: Article

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