Obesity as a risk factor for GERD in Japan

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-62

  Sakaguchi, Masahiro ^a   Oka, Hiroshi ^b   Hashimoto, Takashi ^a   Asakuma, Yutaka ^a   Takao, Miyuki ^a   Gon, Goki ^b   Yamamoto, Makoto ^b   Tsuji, Yoshihisa ^b   Yamamoto, Norihiko ^b   Shimada, Mamoru ^b   Lee, Kyowon ^b   Ashida, Kiyoshi ^c  

^a Moriguchi Keijinkai Hospital   (Japan)

^b Moriguchi Keijinkai Hospital   (Japan)

^c SAISEIKAI NAKATSU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body weight gain or loss; GERD; Hiatal hernia; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 40149090515     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: 14355922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-007-2128-7     Document Type: Article

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