Diagnostic interpretation of extended pH monitoring: Is there a single best method?

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 94-99

  Tolia, Vasundhara ^a,b   Wuerth, Anne ^a   Thomas, Ronald ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Area under the curve; Euler and Byrne score; Gastroesophageal reflux; Pediatric; pH < 4.0; pH monitoring; Reflux index

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ESOPHAGUS PH; EXTENDED PH MONITORING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; PATIENT CODING; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH PH; SYMPTOM; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PH; ROC CURVE;

HYDROGEN;

AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 14544296981     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-1284-y     Document Type: Article

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