Effects of rikkunshito on the clinical symptoms and esophageal acid exposure in children with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1001-1005

  Kawahara, Hisayoshi ^a   Kubota, Akio ^a   Hasegawa, Toshimichi ^a   Okuyama, Hiroomi ^a   Ueno, Takehisa ^a   Ida, Shinobu ^a   Fukuzawa, Masahiro ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

24 h esophageal pH monitoring; Emesis; Esophageal clearance; Gastroesophageal reflux (GER); Rikkunshito

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; RIKKUNSHIT; TJ 43; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ESOPHAGUS PH; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PH ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STRIDOR; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 34548711392     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-007-1986-7     Document Type: Article

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