24-h Esophageal pH testing in asthmatics: Respiratory symptom correlation with esophageal acid events

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 654-659

  Harding, Susan M ^a,c   Guzzo, Melany R ^a   Richter, Joel E ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Esophageal pH testing; Gastroesophageal reflux

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

EID: 0033060746     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.3.654     Document Type: Article

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