Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Oesophageal impedance versus pH monitoring

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 956-962

  Vandenplas, Yvan ^a   Salvatore, Silvia ^b   Devreker, Thierry ^a   Hauser, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Impedance; pH Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH PH;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34250681676     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00306.x     Document Type: Review

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