Patient acceptance and clinical impact of Bravo monitoring in patients with previous failed catheter-based studies

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 669-676

  Sweis, R ^d   Fox, M ^b,c,d   Anggiansah, R ^d   Anggiansah, A ^d   Basavaraju, K ^d   Canavan, R ^d   Wong, T ^a,d  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STOMACH ACID; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60349121502     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03923.x     Document Type: Article

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