How long should a long-term esophageal motility study be?

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1186-1193

  Freys, S M ^a   Fuchs, K H ^a   Fein, M ^a   Maroske, J ^a   Thiede, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Esophageal motility disorder; Long term esophageal manometry; Measuring period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PERISTALSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035015793     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010694725096     Document Type: Article

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