Gastroenterology
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 85-90 , July 1987

Optimal thresholds, sensitivity, and specificity of long-term pH-metry for the detection of gastroesophageal reflux disease

Received 13 June 1986 ,Accepted 2 February 1987.

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☆ This study was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG (Mu 629/1-4).

PII: 0016-5085(87)90318-0

Gastroenterology
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 85-90 , July 1987

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