Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: A Cause of Faulty Phonation or a Faulted, Phony Diagnosis?

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 431-432

  Spechler, Stuart Jon ^a  

^a VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; LARYNGOSCOPY; PH MEASUREMENT; PHONATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOARSENESS; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; LARYNGOSCOPY; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES;

EID: 33645800357     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2006.01.012     Document Type: Editorial

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