Yen-Ju Chen, RN, CGRN, MSN, is Clinic Nurse Manager, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Jennifer Lee, RN, CGRN, is retired Clinic Nurse Manager, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Magaly Puryear, RN, is Clinic Nurse Manager, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Roy K. H. Wong, MD, is retired Chief, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
Jason M. Lake, MD, is Staff Physician, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Corrine L. Maydonovitch, BS, is Chemist, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Lavern Belle, BS, is Clinical Coordinator, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Fouad J. Moawad, MD, is Major, Medical Corps, US Army, Director of Gastrointestinal Research, Motility and Reflux Testing Lab, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland.
Correspondence to: Yen-Ju Chen, RN, CGRN, MSN, Manometry and Reflux Testing Laboratory, Gastroenterology Clinic, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Ave., Building 9, Bethesda, MD 20889 (yen-ju.chen@health.mil)
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Author contributions: Yen-Ju Chen: study concept and design, subject enrollment, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data drafting of the manuscript, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Jennifer S. Lee: study concept and design, subject enrollment, acquisition of data. Magaly Puryear: study concept and design, subject enrollment, acquisition of data. Roy K. H. Wong: study concept and design, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Jason M. Lake: study concept and design, acquisition of data. Corrine L. Maydonovitch: study concept and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data drafting of the manuscript, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Lavern S. Belle: acquisition of data. Fouad J. Moawad: study concept and design, analysis and interpretation of data drafting of the manuscript, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content.
The authors declare no funding or conflict of interest.
Received January 22, 2013
Accepted April 19, 2013
