Reflux symptom index versus reflux finding score

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 436-440

  Mesallam, Tamer A ^a   Stemple, Joseph C ^a   Sobeih, Tarek M ^a   Elluru, Ravindhra G ^a,b  

^a Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laryngopharyngeal reflux; Reflux finding score; Reflux symptom index; Symptom to sign correlation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; LARYNX EDEMA; MUCUS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX FINDING SCORE; REFLUX SYMPTOM INDEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROBOSCOPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 34250877721     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940711600608     Document Type: Article

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