Comprehensive management of infants with gastroesophageal reflux and failure to thrive
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Clinical management of infants and children with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Gastroesophageal reflux refers to the passage of gastric contents including food, acid, and digestive enzymes up into the esophagus. Reflux is most commonly recognized in infants when it is associated with regurgitation, known as "spitting up," and it is usually a self-limited, benign process that has little or no effect on normal weight gain or development. Adults and adolescents may also have...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Problems in Pediatrics
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0045-9380
DOI: 10.1016/s0045-9380(06)80020-4