A questionnaire study to assess long-term outcome in patients with abnormal esophageal manometry

Dysphagia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-155

  Spencer, H L ^a,b   Smith, L ^a   Riley, S A ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dronfield Woodhouse Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Dysmotility; Dysphagia; Esophagus; Manometry; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCONTRACTING ESOPHAGUS; HYPOCONTRACTING ESOPHAGUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33748859445     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-006-9022-y     Document Type: Article

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