Role of acid and nonacid reflux in children with eosinophilic esophagitis compared with patients with gastroesophageal reflux and control patients

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 520-523

  Rosen, Rachel ^a   Furuta, Glenn ^b   Fritz, Julia ^a   Donovan, Kate ^a   Nurko, Samuel ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis; Gastroesophageal reflux; Impedance; Nonacid reflux

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FOOD; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH PH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; IMPEDANCE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; STOMACH ACID;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACID; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 48249100539     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318158600c     Document Type: Article

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