Effect of age on differences in upper esophageal sphincter and pharynx pressures between patients with dysphagia and control subjects

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-40

  Meier Ewert, H K ^a   van Herwaarden, M A ^b   Gideon, R M ^c   Castell, J A ^c   Achem, S ^d   Castell, D O ^c  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035137015     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.03448.x     Document Type: Article

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