Acid gastroesophageal reflux in symptomatic infants is primarily a function of classic 2-phase and pH-only acid reflux event types

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 550-558

  Woodley, Frederick W ^a,b   Hayes, John ^b   Mousa, Hayat ^a  

^a Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid reflux; Esophageal pH monitoring; Infants; Multichannel intraluminal impedance

Indexed keywords

ACID GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67650872970     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318185dae7     Document Type: Article

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