Pepsin as a reliable biomarker for reflux aspiration: A novel method for detection

Angela Hackett (Liverpool, United Kingdom), Angela Hackett, Rebecca Miller, Brian Flanagan, Rob Beynon, Paul McNamara

Source: International Congress 2015 – Systemic and airway biomarkers
Session: Systemic and airway biomarkers
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3874
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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