Gastric pathology as an initiator and potentiator of gastroesophageal reflux disease

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  DeMeester, T R ^a   Ireland, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH FUNCTION; STOMACH PRESSURE; STOMACH VOLUME; SWALLOWING;

EID: 0031056136     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dote/10.1.1     Document Type: Article

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