The diagnostic value of barium swallow in globus syndrome

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-89

  Hajioff, Daniel ^a,b   Lowe, David ^a  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast radiography; Globus syndrome

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GLOBUS HYSTERICUS; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWALLOWING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARIUM SULFATE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 1342305118     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2003.0096.x     Document Type: Article

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