A medical position statement of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition: Indications for pediatric esophageal manometry

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 616-618

  Gilger, Mark A ^a,e   Boyle, John T ^b   Sondheimer, Judith M ^c   Colletti, Richard B ^d  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Texas Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MANOMETRY;

EID: 0031001772     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199705000-00023     Document Type: Review

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