Diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease in infants

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 791-797

  Fike, Frankie B ^a   Mortellaro, Vincent E ^a   Pettiford, Janine N ^a   Ostlie, Daniel J ^a   St Peter, Shawn D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

GERD; Impedance; Infants; pH probe

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGUS; GASTRIC PH MONITORING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; INFANT FEEDING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH PH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYMPTOM;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961167295     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-011-2897-1     Document Type: Review

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