Efficacy of a pre-thickened infant formula: A multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled parallel group trial in 104 infants with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 483-495

  Vanderhoof, Jon A ^a,c   Moran, J Roberto ^b   Harris, Cheryl L ^b   Merkel, Kimberly L ^b   Orenstein, Susan R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mead Johnson Nutritionals   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOPECTIN; ENFAMIL AR; GELATIN; LACTOSE; PLACEBO; STARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038492602     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280304200602     Document Type: Article

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