Histological esophagitis: Clinical and histological response to omeprazole in children

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 134-139

  Strauss, Richard S ^a,b   Calenda, Kathleen A ^a   Dayal, Yogeshwar ^a   Mobassaleh, Munir ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Esophagitis; Omeprazole

Indexed keywords

GASTRIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OMEPRAZOLE; PROKINETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTRIN BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYPERGASTRINEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PH;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTRINS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0032948459     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026666503642     Document Type: Article

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