Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common cause of noncardiac chest pain in a country with a low prevalence of reflux esophagitis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1991-1997

  Ho, Khek Yu ^a   Ng, Wai Lin ^b   Kang, Jin Yong ^b   Yeoh, Khay Guan ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Esophageal motility disorder; Esophageal pH recording; Esophageal pressure recording; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Noncardiac chest pain; Symptom analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DUODENOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACID; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PERFUSION; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0031671841     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018842811123     Document Type: Article

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