Increased prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in obese children evaluated in an Academic Medical Center

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 410-413

  Pashankar, Dinesh S ^a,b   Corbin, Zachary ^b   Shah, Syed K ^c   Caprio, Sonia ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Gastroesophageal reflux; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67651119829     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181705ce9     Document Type: Article

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