The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 6 , Pages 597-603 , December 2007

Pharyngeal Swallowing: Defining Pharyngeal and Upper Esophageal Sphincter Relationships in Human Neonates

  • Sudarshan Rao Jadcherla, MD, FRCPI, DCH

      Affiliations

    • From the Sections of Neonatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Nutrition, Columbus Children’s Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sudarshan R. Jadcherla, MD, FRCPI, DCH, Section of Neonatology, Columbus Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205.
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  • Alankar Gupta, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neonatology, Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
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  • Erin Stoner, RN, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neonatology, Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
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  • Soledad Fernandez, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Biostatistics, Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health and Columbus Children’s Research Institute, Columbus, OH
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  • Reza Shaker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, and Dysphagia Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Received 22 August 2006 ,Revised 5 April 2007 ,Accepted 19 April 2007.

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 Supported in part by National Institutes of Health grant RO1 DK 068158 (to S.J.).

PII: S0022-3476(07)00385-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.042

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 6 , Pages 597-603 , December 2007

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