Effect of sodium alginate on acid gastroesophageal reflux disease in preterm infants: A pilot study

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1267-1272

  Atasay, Begum ^a   Erdeve, Omer ^a   Arsan, Saadet ^a   Türmen, Tomris ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux; preterm; sodium alginate; treatment

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; GAVISCON;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREMATURITY; STOOL THICKENING; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALGINATES; ANTACIDS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 78449288978     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: 15524604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091270009338483     Document Type: Article

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