No relation between body mass and gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms in a Swedish population based study

Gut

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 26-29

  Lagergren, J ^a,b   Bergstrom R ^a,c   Nyren O ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Obesity; Population based study

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033945336     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.47.1.26     Document Type: Article

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