Optimisation of the reflux-symptom association statistics for use in infants being investigated by 24-hour pH impedance

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 408-413

  Omari, Taher I ^a,b   Schwarzer, Andrea ^c   VanWijk, Michiel P ^d   Benninga, Marc A ^d   McCall, Lisa ^a   Kritas, Stamatiki ^a   Koletzko, Sibylle ^c   Davidson, Geoffrey P ^b  

^a Children Youth and Women's Health Service ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

diagnosis; gastroesophageal reflux disease; infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; CRYING; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

COUGH; CRYING; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; VOMITING;

EID: 79953826350     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181f474c7     Document Type: Article

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