Use of a new thickened formula for treatment of symptomatic gastrooesophageal reflux in infants

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-242

  Borrelli, O ^a   Salvia, G ^a   Campanozzi, A ^a   Franco, M T ^a   Moreira, F L ^a   Emiliano, M ^a   Campanozzi, F ^a   Cucchiara, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastrooesophageal reflux; Intraoseophageal pH; Thickened feedings

Indexed keywords

ALGAROBA; THICKENING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MALE; POSTURE;

EID: 0031460061     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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