Ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring by using a wireless system: A pilot study in Taiwan

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 51, Issue 60, 2004, Pages 1586-1589

  Tu, Chia Hung ^a   Lee, Yi Chia ^a   Wang, Hsiu Po ^a   Wu, Ming Shiang ^a   Chiu, Han Mo ^a   Lin, Jaw Town ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ambulatory pH monitoring; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Wireless system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 6344222884     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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