Gastroesophageal reflux in asthmatic children not responding to asthma medication: A scintigraphic study in 126 patients with correlation between scintigraphic and clinical findings of reflux

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 333-336

  Thomas, E J ^a   Kumar, R ^a   Dasan, J Bharathi ^a   Kabra, S K ^a   Bal, C S ^a   Menon, Shaji ^a   Malhothra, A ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gastroesophageal reflux; Radionuclide GER scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

MEDICINE; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOISOTOPES;

ASTHMA SYMPTOMS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; RADIOISOTOPE; SULFUR; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTIGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042428700     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-7071(02)00555-7     Document Type: Article

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