Gastroesophageal reflux disease in the elderly

Practical Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 13-29

  Pitchumoni, C S ^a   Lin, Martin ^a   Dharmarajan, T S ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALAT CC; AMLODIPINE; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; AMLODIPINE PLUS BENAZEPRIL; CARVEDILOL; CIMETIDINE; COVERA; DILTIAZEM; DOXAZOSIN; FAMOTIDINE; FELODIPINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LANSOPRAZOLE; NIFEDIPINE; NIZATIDINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PANTOPRAZOLE; RABEPRAZOLE; RANITIDINE; TAMSULOSIN; TERAZOSIN; THEOPHYLLINE DERIVATIVE; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELDERLY CARE; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIATUS HERNIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVATION; SMOKING CESSATION; STOMACH EMPTYING; TREATMENT PLANNING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 0036274904     PISSN: 02774208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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