Predictors of Response to Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy among Children with Significant Esophageal Eosinophilia

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-100

  Dranove, Jason E ^a   Horn, Debra S ^a   Davis, Miriam A ^a   Kernek, Kevin M ^a   Gupta, Sandeep K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOMEPRAZOLE; LANSOPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOCYTOSCOPY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGEAL EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57249094325     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.07.042     Document Type: Article

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