Reproducibility of meal-induced transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-28

  Boeckxstaens, G E ^a   Hirsch, D P ^a   Verkleij, C B ^a   Lei, A ^a   Holman, R ^a   Lehmann, A ^b   Rydholm, H ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophageal reflux; Gastro oesophageal reflux disease; Transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations; Variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MEAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NETHERLANDS; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; FOOD; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 13444309606     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2004.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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