title: The hazards of medicalizing variants of normal.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, USA. carey@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Carey
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors
keywords: GERD; gastroesophageal reflux disease; medicalization; overdiagnosis; pediatric pathogenesis; regurgitation in infants