Gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms, oesophagitis and barrett's oesophagus in the general population: The Loiano-Monghidoro study

Gut

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1354-1359

  Zagari, R M ^a   Fuccio, L ^a   Wallander, M A ^b   Johansson, S ^c   Fiocca, R ^d   Casanova, S ^e   Farahmand, B Y ^f   Winchester, C C ^g   Roda, E ^a   Bazzoli, F ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 50849138325     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2007.145177     Document Type: Article

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