The efficacy of sodium alginate (Gaviscon) for the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux in preterm infants

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 466-470

  Corvaglia, L ^a,b   Aceti, A ^a   Mariani, E ^a   De Giorgi, M ^a   Capretti, M G ^a   Faldella, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAVISCON;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTRIC PH MONITORING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PH;

ALGINATES; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ANTACIDS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; SILICIC ACID; SODIUM BICARBONATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751545521     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04545.x     Document Type: Article

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