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- Published on: 22 March 2016
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- Published on: 22 March 2016Reply to eLetterof 29.22.04 from John WL Puntis et alShow More
Dear Editor,
We appreciate the thoughtful comments on our recent paper and apologise that, due to holidays, there has been a delay in replying.
The main points raised by Dr Puntis and Booth are:
1) Most of the studies in this review did not diagnose GORD by the accepted criteria
2) The issue of causality was not addressed
3)They recommend investig...Conflict of Interest:
None declared. - Published on: 22 March 2016ALTE and gastro-oesophageal refluxShow More
Dear Editor,
McGovern and Smith [1] have embarked upon the welcome development of an evidence based algorithm for the investigation of infants presenting with an apparent life threatening event (ALTE). Unfortunately, they do not distinguish between coincidence and causality. Recurrent vomiting occurs in over 60% of 4 month old babies [2], and it is therefore unsurprising that gastro-oesophageal reflux is commonly...
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