The relationship between somatic growth and in vivo esophageal segmental and sphincteric growth in human neonates

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-41

  Gupta, Alankar ^a   Jadcherla, Sudarshan Rao ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Growth; Lower esophageal sphincter; Neonate; Upper esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CATHETER; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IN VIVO STUDY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTMENSTRUAL AGE; PREMATURITY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY WEIGHT; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANOMETRY;

EID: 33745774141     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000226368.24332.50     Document Type: Article

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