Gastroesophageal reflux disease: Prevalence and management in Brazil

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 23-26

  Moraes Filho, Joaquim Prado P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; THEOPHYLLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BRAZIL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PH MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAZIL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 10644228508     PISSN: 15216918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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