The changing use of esophageal manometry in clinical practice

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2359-2362

  Alrakawi, Aydamir ^a   Clouse, Ray E ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0032446307     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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