Reproducibility of ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring in the aperistaltic esophagus

Dysphagia

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 248-251

  Shoenut, J Patrick ^a,b   Micflikier, Allan B ^a   Aldor, Thomas A M ^a   Yaffe, Clifford S ^a   Goldenberg, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Ambulatory esophageal pH testing; Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Gastroesophageal reflux; Scleroderma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCLERODERMA; TIME;

EID: 0029741805     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00265209     Document Type: Article

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