Exclusion of the meal period improves the clinical reliability of esophageal pH monitoring

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 314-316

  Ter, Roland B ^a   Johnston, Brian T ^a   Castell, Donald O ^a  

^a GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Intraesophageal pH monitoring; Meal related gastroesophageal reflux

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EATING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY;

EID: 0031439637     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199707000-00003     Document Type: Article

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