Effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure on esophageal function

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 142-144

  Fournier, Marc R ^a   Kerr, Paul D ^a,b   Shoenut, J Patrick ^a   Yaffe, Clifford S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Gastroesophageal reflux; Nasal CPAP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VELOCITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033014912     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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