The prevalence of and risk factors for erosive oesophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease: A nationwide multicentre prospective study in Korea

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-185

  Kim, N ^a   Lee, S W ^b   Cho, S I ^a   Park, C G ^c   Yang, C H ^d   Kim, H S ^e   Rew, J S ^e   Moon, J S ^f   Kim, S ^g   Park, S H ^h   Jung, H C ^a   Chung, I S ^h,i  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Chosun University   (South Korea)

^d Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^e Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^f Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^h The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

ⁱ The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INCOME; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING;

EID: 37149041601     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03561.x     Document Type: Article

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