Heartburn: Community perceptions

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-39

  Bolin, Terry D ^a   Korman, Melvyn G ^a   Hansky, Jack ^a   Stanton, Rosemary ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Heartburn; Lifestyle factors; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COFFEE; COMMUNITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERNUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034050757     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.02051.x     Document Type: Article

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