Clinical importance of impedance measurements

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 579-583

  Agrawal, Amit ^a   Castell, Donald O ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Gastroesophageal reflux; Impedance

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; ANTACID AGENT; BACLOFEN; BETHANECHOL; DOMPERIDONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TEGASEROD;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MULTICHANNEL INTRALUMINAL IMPEDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 42449124636     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31815f8e17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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