Oesophageal acid clearance in patients with systemic sclerosis: Effect of body position

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 205-209

  Basilisco, Guido ^a,b   Carola, Federica ^a   Vanoli, Massimo ^a   Bianchi, Paolo ^a   Barbera, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Cattedra di Gastroenterologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gravity; Oesophageal acid clearance; Oesophageal motility; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLEARANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0029877983     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199603000-00004     Document Type: Article

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