Females without reflux symptoms or gastroesophageal reflux disease have less distal esophageal acid exposure than males without reflux symptoms or gastroesophageal reflux disease

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 246-249

  Vega, K J ^a   Langford Legg, T ^a   Palacio, C ^a   Watts, J ^a   Jamal, M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

24 hour pH test; Acid; Esophagus; Female; Male; Reflux episodes

Indexed keywords

ACID; ESOPHAGUS ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACID; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875803894     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2012.01367.x     Document Type: Article

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