Improvement in quality of life measures after laparoscopic antireflux surgery

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 229, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 331-336

  Trus, Thadeus L ^a   Laycock, William S ^a   Waring, J Patrick ^a   Branum, Gene D ^a   Hunter, John G ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033504792     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199903000-00005     Document Type: Article

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