Practice Guideline Endorsement

Guidelines for Evaluation and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants and Children

Abstract: The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses and accepts as its policy the Guidelines for Evaluation and Treatment of Gastroesophogeal Reflux in Infants and Children.

This policy was published in 2001.

The Guidelines are available as a PDF file from The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Web site free-of-charge at: http://www.naspghan.org/sub/position_papers/GERD.pdf (31 pages, Adobe Acrobat PDF format)

The recommendations in this statement do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.

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