The effect of posture on gastroesophageal reflux event frequency and composition during fasting

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-60

  Shay, Steven S ^a   Conwell, Darwin L ^b   Mehindru, Vinay ^b   Hertz, Brian ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; STANDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; FASTING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030057705     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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