Figure 2.

Flow chart of inclusion period. This figure depicts the inclusion of eligible children in the study from a predefined geographical area. 593 children met our inclusion criteria and parents or guardians of 573 children were informed. For several reasons, parents of 20 children were not informed. For 194 children informed consent was obtained and for 98 of those with additional consent for assessment of gastro-oesophageal reflux. For 379 children no consent was obtained. Carers of 298 of these children filled in a small questionnaire. Of 101 children no information was obtained.