The incidence of reflux esophagitis among the Chinese

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 668-671

  Chang, Chi Sen ^a   Poon, Sek Kwong ^a   Lien, Han Chung ^a   Chen, Gran Hum ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINESE; DRINKING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS;

EID: 0030893067     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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