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doi: 10.1183/20734735.0174-2019.
Gastro-oesophageal reflux is not a major cause of brief resolved unexplained events in infants
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Editorial
Gastro-oesophageal reflux is not a major cause of brief resolved unexplained events in infants
Breathe (Sheff).
2019 Jun.
Abstract
Although it is often stated that gastro-oesophageal reflux is the most common cause of a brief resolved unexplained event or apparent life-threatening event, there are very few data to support the hypothesis of cause and effect http://bit.ly/2FjknUy.
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Conflict of interest statement
Conflict of interest: N.Z. Jilani has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A. Hussain has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: K. Al Ansari has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: C.V.E. Powell has nothing to disclose.
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