A comparison of the clinical, demographic and psychiatric profiles among patients with erosive and non-erosive reflux disease in a multi-ethnic Asian country

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 3558-3561

  Ang, Tiing Leong ^a   Fock, Kwong Ming ^a   Ng, Tay Meng ^a   Teo, Eng Kiong ^a   Chua, Tju Siang ^a   Tan, Jessica ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Clinical spectrum; Psychiatric morbidity; Reflux disease

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; SINGAPORE; SMOKING;

EID: 21344465871     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3558     Document Type: Article

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