Gastrooesophageal reflux disease in preterm infants: Current management and diagnostic dilemmas

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Birch, J L ^a   Newell, Simon J ^b,c  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAROBA; CIMETIDINE; DOMPERIDONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; OMEPRAZOLE; PLACEBO; RANITIDINE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; DRUG METABOLISM; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT;

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 69249127544     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.149112     Document Type: Review

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