A more than 10-year prospective, follow-up study of esophageal and pharyngeal acid exposure, symptoms and laryngeal findings in healthy, asymptomatic volunteers

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-31

  Andersson, Olle ^a   Möller, Riitta Ylitalo ^b   Finizia, Caterina ^a   Ruth, Magnus ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Follow up; Healthy volunteers; Hypopharynx; pH monitoring; Reflux laryngitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LARYNGITIS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PH MEASUREMENT; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REFLUX LARYNGITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STOMACH ACID;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; LARYNGITIS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 58149102242     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520802321279     Document Type: Article

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