Esophageal acid exposure decreases intraluminal baseline impedance levels

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2093-2097

  Kessing, Boudewijn F ^a   Bredenoord, Albert J ^a   Weijenborg, Pim W ^a   Hemmink, Gerrit J M ^b   Loots, Clara M ^c   Smout, A J P M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS PH; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ACID; STOMACH ACID SECRETION;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACID; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955195789     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.276     Document Type: Article

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