Pathogenesis of Reflux Esophagitis

Gastroenterology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1981, Pages 376-394

  Dodds, Wylie J ^a,b   Hogan, Walter J ^a,b   Helm, James F ^a,b   Dent, John ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ETIOLOGY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH ACID SECRETION;

ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE; STOMACH; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0019460227     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(81)80072-8     Document Type: Article

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