Ethnic variation in lower oesophageal sphincter pressure and length

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 655-659

  Vega, K J ^a   Langford Legg, T ^a   Jamal, M M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SWALLOWING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEGLUTITION; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48449105554     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03777.x     Document Type: Article

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