Effect of different recumbent positions on postprandial gastroesophageal reflux in normal subjects

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2731-2736

  Van Herwaarden, M A ^a   Katzka, D A ^b   Smout, A J P M ^a   Samsom, M ^a   Gideon, M ^b   Castell, D O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; LIPID DIET; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; STOMACH PH;

ADULT; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPINE POSITION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033788454     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)01973-0     Document Type: Article

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