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PEDIATRICS Vol. 114 No. 2 August 2004, pp. 529

SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE

ROLE OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX IN OLDER CHILDREN WITH PERSISTENT ASTHMA

Mary Beth Bollinger, DO

Baltimore, MD

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Khoshoo V, Le T, Haydel RM, Landry L, Nelson C. Chest. 2003;123:1008–1013


   Purpose of the Study.
 
To determine the effect of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) treatment on asthma outcomes.


   Study Population.
 
Forty-six children (5–10.5 years of age) who had received treatment for moderate persistent asthma for at least 2 years and who were being cared for by a specialist were studied.


   Methods.
 
Subjects were recruited from a pulmonology practice after fulfilling the following inclusion criteria: no family history of asthma or atopy, no personal history of atopy, receiving treatment for asthma (multiple controllers) for at least 2 years, with ≥3 emergency department visits or hospitalization for treatment of asthma in the prior year, nonsmoking parents, no prior history of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis, and able to swallow a pill or capsule. Forty-six children were enrolled and . . . [Full Text of this Article]