Approach to gastroesophageal reflux disease in primary care: Putting the Montreal definition into practice

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 701-705

  Flook, Nigel ^a,e   Jones, Roger ^b   Vakil, Nimish ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; PROTON PUMP;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DYSPHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROTON PUMPS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 44449152115     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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