Ethnicity and gender related differences in extended intraesophageal pH monitoring parameters in infants: A retrospective study

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Nazer, Dena ^a   Thomas, Ronald ^b   Tolia, Vasundhara ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Children's Research Center of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGUS PARAMETERS; ESOPHAGUS PH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ETHNOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 26444466737     PISSN: 14712431     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-5-24     Document Type: Article

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