Inter- and intraobserver agreement for gastroesophageal reflux detection in infants using multiple intraluminal impedance

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-14

  Peter, Corinna S ^a,c   Sprodowski, Nadine ^a   Ahlborn, Viola ^a   Wiechers, Cornelia ^a   Schlaud, Martin ^a   Silny, Jiri ^b   Poets, Christian F ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal motility; Observer agreement; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MULTIPLE INTRALUMINAL IMPEDANCE; NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 1842509809     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074951     Document Type: Article

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