Comparison of esophageal acid exposure distribution along the esophagus among the different gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) groups

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2463-2469

  Dickman, Ram ^a   Bautista, Jimmy M ^a   Wong, Wai Man ^a   Bhatt, Rajan ^a   Beeler, Joy N ^a   Malagon, Isaac ^a   Risner Adler, Sara ^a   Lam, Kwok Fai ^b   Fass, Ronnie ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONEROSIVE REFLUX DISEASE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH ACID;

ADULT; AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACID; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33750504029     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00944.x     Document Type: Article

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