A comparison of rating scales used in the diagnosis of extraesophageal reflux

Journal of Voice

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 293-300

  Musser, Joy ^a   Kelchner, Lisa ^a   Neils Strunjas, Jean ^a   Montrose, Marshall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Extraesophageal reflux; Laryngopharyngeal reflux; pH probe monitoring; Rater agreement; Reflux area index; Reflux finding score; Reflux symptom index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PH; EXTRAESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; REFLUX AREA INDEX SCORE; REFLUX FINDING SCORE; REFLUX SYMPTOM INDEX; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; VIDEOENDOSCOPY; WEB BROWSER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OHIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGURGITATION, GASTRIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 79955618829     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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