Gastroesophageal reflux in infants: Evaluation of a new intraluminal impedance technique

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 591-598

  Skopnik, Heino ^a   Silny, Jiri ^a   Heiber, Oliver ^a   Schulz, Jürgen ^a   Rau, Günter ^a   Heimann, Gerhard ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux; Infants; Intraluminal electrical impedance technique; pH Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ESOPHAGUS PH; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PH ELECTRODE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; VOMITING;

EID: 0030472791     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199612000-00014     Document Type: Article

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