Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 4 , Pages 593-599 , April 2010

Usefulness and safety of double endoscopy in children with gastroesophageal reflux and respiratory symptoms

  • Nicola Ullmann

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Unit, G. Gaslini Institute, Largo G. Gaslini 5, 16147 Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • Oliviero Sacco

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Unit, G. Gaslini Institute, Largo G. Gaslini 5, 16147 Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • Paolo Gandullia

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Unit, G. Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • Michela Silvestri

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Unit, G. Gaslini Institute, Largo G. Gaslini 5, 16147 Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • Angela Pistorio

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, G. Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • Arrigo Barabino

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Unit, G. Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • Nicola M. Disma

      Affiliations

    • Anaesthesiology Unit, G. Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • Giovanni A. Rossi

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Unit, G. Gaslini Institute, Largo G. Gaslini 5, 16147 Genoa, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 010 5636547; fax: +39 010 383953.

Received 30 July 2009 ,Accepted 10 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.11.007

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 4 , Pages 593-599 , April 2010

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