Examination of the aero-digestive tract during routine endoscopy

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-

  Chong, V H ^a  

^a RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ESOPHAGUS EXAMINATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; LETTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PHARYNX EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; STOMACH MUCOSA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; REGURGITATION, GASTRIC;

EID: 73349099004     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.04.011     Document Type: Letter

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