Methodological issues in diagnostic studies

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-162

  Sarkhy, Ahmed A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

BARIUM MEAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS EXAMINATION; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH JUICE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952924647     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.77253     Document Type: Letter

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