A randomized trial of the usefulness of endoscopy after an initial treatment of non-severe esophagitis;Evaluation par un essai randomise de l'utilite de l'endoscopie apres le traitement d'une poussee d'oesophagite non-severe

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 21, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 497-502

  Poynard, Thierry ^a   Ottignon, Yves ^a   Pauphilet, Cyrille ^a   Agostini, Hélène ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Quanta Medical Group   (France)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Esophagitis; Gastro esophageal reflux; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; EVALUATION STUDIES; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; ULCER;

EID: 0030840440     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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