Pharyngeal reflux episodes at pH 5 in healthy volunteers

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 138-143

  Andersson, Olle ^a   Ylitalo, Riitta ^b   Finizia, Caterina ^a   Bove, Mogens ^c   Magnus, Ruth ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NAL Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Double probe pH monitoring; Healthy controls; Pharyngeal reflux; Weakly acidic reflux

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; MALE; MONITORING; NORMAL HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PHARYNX DISEASE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 32644456082     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520510024179     Document Type: Article

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