Ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring technique, interpretations, and clinical indications

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 241-250

  Dhiman, Radha K ^a   Saraswat, Vivek A ^b   Naik, Subhash R ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Esophageal pH monitoring; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Noncardiac chest pain; Proton pump inhibitors test; Reflux esophagitis

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESOPHAGUS PH; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN;

CALIBRATION; CHEST PAIN; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODES; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036164363     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013763616262     Document Type: Review

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