Esophageal Motor Dysfunction and Acid Exposure in Reflux Esophagitis Are More Severe if Barrett's Metaplasia Is Present

The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 349-356

  Singh, Pradip ^a,b   Taylor, Rodney H ^a,b   Colin‐Jones, Duncan G ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL HASLAR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK FACTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGE; PERISTALSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028296955     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1994.tb07860.x     Document Type: Article

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