The presence of pepsin in the lung and its relationship to pathologic gastro-esophageal reflux

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Rosen, R ^a   Johnston, N ^b   Hart, K ^a   Khatwa, U ^a   Nurko, S ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Impedance; Non acid reflux; Pepsin

Indexed keywords

PEPSIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; GASTRIC PH MONITORING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INFANT; MULTICHANNEL INTRALUMINAL IMPEDANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; PEPSIN A; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855967292     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01826.x     Document Type: Article

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