Endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: Effect of gender on clinical outcome

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 144-148

  Liu, Julia J ^a   Di Sena, Veruska ^a   Ookubo, Rie ^a   Carr Locke, David L ^a   Saltzman, John R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory pH monitoring; Endoscopy; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Gender; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENDER; HEARTBURN; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PH MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; THORAX PAIN; WHEEZING;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32644473643     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520500206335     Document Type: Article

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