Evidence refuting a role for increased abdominal pressure in the pathogenesis of the heartburn associated with pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 1981, Pages 420-422

  Van Thiel, David H ^a,b,c   Wald, Arnold ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASTRIN;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ASCITES; HEARTBURN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; STOMACH;

ABDOMEN; DIURESIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0019406467     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(81)90037-5     Document Type: Article

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