Gastroesophageal reflux disease: Heartburn from a psychological view

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-268

  Kamolz, T ^a   Pointner, R ^a  

^a General Public Hospital Zell am See   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, psychophysiology; Psychology; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; COMORBIDITY; EMOTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MANOMETRY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY; PH MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW;

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANOMETRY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 10344260904     PISSN: 00264776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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