Gastrointestinal disorders and symptoms: Does body mass index matter?

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 45-49

  van Oijen, M G H ^a   Josemanders, D F G M ^a   Laheij, R J F ^a   van Rossum, L G M ^a   Tan, A C I T L ^b   Jansen, J B M J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal disorders; Gastrointestinal symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33344478525     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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