Quality of life scale for gastroesophageal reflux disease

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-224

  Velanovich, Vic ^a   Vallance, Steven R ^b   Gusz, John R ^b   Tapia, Francis V ^b   Harkabus, Michael A ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OMEPRAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANOMETER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH RADIOGRAPHY;

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029758222     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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