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. 2001 Nov;85(3):F155–F158. doi: 10.1136/fn.85.3.F155

Can pH monitoring reliably detect gastro-oesophageal reflux in preterm infants?

L Grant, D Cochran, A EWER
PMCID: PMC1721332  PMID: 11668154

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