The impact of gastroesophageal reflux disease on quality of life: Review of the literature

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1193-1199

  Kamolz, T ^a   Pointner, R ^a   Velanovich, V ^b  

^a General Public Hospital Zell am See   (Austria)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antireflux surgery; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Medical treatment of GERD; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LANSOPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PLACEBO; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSPEPSIA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOUPET FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

2-PYRIDINYLMETHYLSULFINYLBENZIMIDAZOLES; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESOPHAGITIS; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OMEPRAZOLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANITIDINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042358973     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9229-4     Document Type: Review

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