Review article: Intra-oesophageal impedance monitoring for the assessment of bolus transit and gastro-oesophageal reflux

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-14

  Conchillo, J M ^a   Smout, A J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 57649239391     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03863.x     Document Type: Review

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