Primary esophageal motility disorders

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 195-200

  Adler, Douglas G ^a   Romero, Yvonne ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NITRATE; PLACEBO; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 0035150354     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/76.2.195     Document Type: Review

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