The Effect of Alcohol on Nocturnal Gastroesophageal Reflux

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 258, Issue 15, 1987, Pages 2077-2079

  Vitale, Gary C ^a,b   Cheadle, William G ^a   Patel, Bijesh ^a   Sadek, Sami A ^a   Michel, M Elizabeth ^a   Cuschieri, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTOXICATION; PH; STOMACH;

ADULT; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SUPINATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023272756     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1987.03400150069031     Document Type: Article

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