When are reflux episodes symptomatic?

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-52

  Portale, G ^a   Peters, Jeffrey ^a,b   Hsieh, C C ^a   Tamhankar, A ^a   Arain, M ^a   Hagen, J ^a   DeMeester, S ^a   DeMeester, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid reflux; Esophagus; GERD; pH metry; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR;

ACIDITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD REGURGITATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; PATIENT REFERRAL; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; STOMACH ACID; SUPINE POSITION; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; CHEST PAIN; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 33846246645     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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