Lack of Association between Esophageal Acid Sensitivity Detected by Prolonged pH Monitoring and Bernstein Testing

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 410-415

  Jung, Barbara ^b   Steinbach, Joseph ^b   Beaumont, Cheryl ^b   Mittal, Ravinder K ^a  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BERNSTEIN TESTING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGEAL ACID SENSITIVITY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODILY SECRETIONS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1942536530     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.04089.x     Document Type: Article

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