The relationship between gastroesophageal reflux and asthma: An update

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-150

  McCallister, Jennifer W ^a   Parsons, Jonathan P ^a   Mastronarde, John G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; gastroesophageal reflux disease; treatment

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; DOSE RESPONSE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ASTHMA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; ESOMEPRAZOLE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LANSOPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; THEOPHYLLINE;

EID: 79953311317     PISSN: 17534658     EISSN: 17534666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753465810384606     Document Type: Review

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