Validation of the reflux disease questionnaire for an Italian population of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-190

  Pace, Fabio ^a,b   Scarlata, Pamela ^a   Casini, Valentina ^a   Sarzi Puttini, Piercarlo ^a   Porro, Gabriele Bianchi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Universitario 'L Sacco' ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic questionnaire; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 39849103410     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f246b2     Document Type: Article

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