Features of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease in elderly patients

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2007-2011

  Triadafilopoulos, George ^a   Sharma, Rita ^b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030689832     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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