Screening and Identifying Erosive Esophagitis in Children with Non-cardiac Chest Pain
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Screening and Identifying Erosive Esophagitis in Children with Non-cardiac Chest Pain
Non-cardiac chest pain is a common disorder that leads to costly evaluations to distinguish it from cardiac pain. The present study aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics of erosive esophagitis in children with non-cardiac chest pain. Ninety nine patients (mean age, 9.55 ± 2.95 years, 49 girls) with non-cardiac chest pain were enrolled. Patients were classified into two groups: erosive e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.2.270