Effect of nifedipine administration (10 mg) on esophageal acid exposure time

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-46

  Ishikawa, Hisagi ^a   Iwakiri, Katsuhiko ^a   Sugiura, Toshiaki ^a   Kobayashi, Masafumi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophageal acid exposure time; Nifedipine; Reflux esophagitis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS PH; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH ACID; SUPINE POSITION; TIME;

EID: 0033956770     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350050008     Document Type: Article

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