Sleeping on a wedge diminishes exposure of the esophagus to refluxed acid

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 518-522

  Hamilton, John W ^a   Boisen, Ronald J ^a   Yamamoto, Dennis T ^a   Wagner, Joanne L ^a   Reichelderfer, Mark ^a  

^a WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

24 hour pH; bed elevation; esophageal reflux; esophagitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PH;

AGED; BEDDING AND LINENS; BEDS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGE; POSTURE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023724442     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01798350     Document Type: Article

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