Esophageal pH monitoring, indications, and methods

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 200-206

  Sarani, Babak ^a   Gleiber, Michael ^a   Evans, Stephen R T ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline reflux; Gastroesophageal reflux; pH monitoring

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ESOPHAGUS; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 0036177711     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200203000-00002     Document Type: Review

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