Does medical antireflux therapy improve asthma in asthmatics with gastroesophageal reflux? A critical review of the literature

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 275-283

  Field, Stephen K ^a,b   Sutherland, Lloyd R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cough; Dyspnea; Heartburn; Regurgitation; agonist use

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CIMETIDINE; CISAPRIDE; DOMPERIDONE; OMEPRAZOLE; RANITIDINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0031846398     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.1.275     Document Type: Article

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