American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 186-189 , May 2006

Prevalence of pH-documented laryngopharyngeal reflux in Chinese patients with clinically suspected reflux laryngitis

  • Paul Lam, FRCSEd
    • ,
  • William Ignace Wei, FRCS
    • ,
  • Yau Hui, FRCSEd
    • ,
  • Wai-kuen Ho, FRCSEd

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Tel.: +852 2855 8664; fax: +852 2855 3464.

Received 28 August 2005

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PII: S0196-0709(05)00182-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.09.012

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 186-189 , May 2006

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