Clinical features of reflux esophagitis in older people: A study of 840 consecutive patients

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1537-1542

  Pilotto, Alberto ^a   Franceschi, Marilisa ^a,b   Leandro, Gioacchino ^c   Scarcelli, Carlo ^a   D'Ambrosio, Luigi P ^a   Seripa, Davide ^a   Perri, Francesco ^a   Niro, Valeria ^a   Paris, Francesco ^a   Andriulli, Angelo ^a   Di Mario, Francesco ^b  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS Camillo De Lellis   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Esophagitis; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; H. pylori; Hiatus hernia; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; DYSPHAGIA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH ATROPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATROPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMACH;

EID: 33749870633     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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