Influence of nasogastric tubes on gastroesophageal reflux in preterm infants: A multiple intraluminal impedance study

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 277-279

  Peter, Corinna S ^a,b   Wiechers, Cornelia ^a,b   Bohnhorst, Bettina ^a,b   Silny, Jiri ^a,b   Poets, Christian F ^a,b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEEDING APPARATUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036694838     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.126298     Document Type: Article

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