Diagnostic modalities for Gastroesophageal Reflux

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-136

  Patwari, A K ^a   Bajaj, Pramila ^a   Kashyp, Ravi ^b   Anand, V K ^a   Gangil, Ashutosh ^a   Jain, Amit ^a   Kapoor, Gaurav ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Ambulatory 24 hour pH monitoring; Esophageal biopsy; Gastroesophageal reflux; Gastroesophageal scintiscanning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PH; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036482815     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02859372     Document Type: Article

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