Review article: Complete gastro-oesophageal reflux monitoring - Combined pH and impedance

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 27-37

  Tutuian, R ^a   Castell, D O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ALTERNATING CURRENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; PATIENT MONITORING; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; STOMACH PH; SYMPTOM;

AMBULATORY CARE; CATHETERIZATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS; GASTRIC ACID; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 33747594752     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03039.x     Document Type: Review

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