Double-blind placebo-controlled trial of omeprazole in irritable infants with gastroesophageal reflux

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-223

  Moore, David John ^a,b   Siang Kuo Tao, Billy ^a   Lines, David Robin ^a   Hirte, Craig ^a   Heddle, Margaret Lila ^a   Davidson, Geoffrey Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; CISAPRIDE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OMEPRAZOLE; PLACEBO; THICKENING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CRYING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0042140509     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0022-3476(03)00207-5     Document Type: Article

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