Review article: Prevalence and epidemiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in Japan

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Supplement

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 5-8

  Fujimoto, K ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENDOSCOPY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 10644291676     PISSN: 09530673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02220.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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