Gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms - Clinical findings and effect of ranitidine treatment

European Journal of Surgery, Supplement

Volumn 164, Issue 583, 1998, Pages 6-13

  Hallerbäck, Bengt ^a   Glise, H ^a   Johansson, B ^a   Rosseland, A R ^a   Hulten S ^a   Carling, L ^a   Knapstad, L J ^a  

^a Department of Surgery NÄL ^*

Author keywords

GORD; H2 receptor antagonists; Ranitidine; Reflux oesophagitis; Relapse

Indexed keywords

RANITIDINE; ANTIULCER AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; FOLLOW UP; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBOS; RANITIDINE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032216673     PISSN: 1102416X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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