Radiofrequency energy treatment of GERD

Gastroenterology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 970-973

  Kahrilas, Peter J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS PH; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NEUROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY; STOMACH EROSION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042825667     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(03)01132-6     Document Type: Editorial

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