Symptom index as a marker of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

Forty per cent of patients with heartburn may have no evidence of oesophagitis or of abnormal oesophageal acid exposure. The symptom index correlates symptoms that occur during pH monitoring with episodes of acid reflux, being the number of symptoms during reflux divided by the total number occurrin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of surgery 1992-10, Vol.79 (10), p.1054-1055
Hauptverfasser:	Johnston, B. T., McFarland, R. J., Collins, J. S. A., Love, A. H. G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Esophagitis - etiology Esophagus Gastric Acid Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Gastroesophageal Reflux - diagnosis Heartburn - etiology Humans Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Medical sciences Other diseases. Semiology Sensitivity and Specificity
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