Gastroesophageal reflux and asthma: A review of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 651-661

  Theodoropoulos, D S ^a   Lockey, R F ^a   Boyce Jr , H W ^a   Bukantz, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gastroesophageal reflux; Proton pump inhibitors; Rhinoscopy; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; BUTYROPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CIMETIDINE; CISAPRIDE; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FAMOTIDINE; FLUCONAZOLE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LANSOPRAZOLE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NIZATIDINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; THIOXANTHENE DERIVATIVE; TROLEANDOMYCIN;

ASPIRATION; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS;

EID: 0032836425     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1999.00093.x     Document Type: Review

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