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.

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/user-assets/Documents/pdf/PositionPapers/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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