Chronic Respiratory Symptoms and Occult Gastroesophageal Reflux
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The Management of Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux and Respiratory Symptoms
Research Motivation: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a well-recognised cause of respiratory symptoms in children. Confirming a diagnosis of reflux aspiration remains difficult, due to limitations in currently available investigations. The presence of pepsin in respiratory secretions has been documented in literature as a marker of reflux aspiration; however the correlation of pepsin a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199003000-00005