Higher prevalence of obesity in erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease;Maior prevalência de obesidade na doença do refluxo gastroesofagiano erosiva

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-19

  Biccas, Beatriz N ^a,d   Lemme, Eponina Maria Oliveira ^a   Abrahão Jr , Luiz J ^a   Aguero, Gustavo Cálcena ^b   Alvariz, Ângela ^a   Schechter, Rosana Bihari ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d Universidade Estácio de Sá ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Esophagitis, peptic; Gastroesophageal reflux; Hernia, hiatal; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HIATUS HERNIA; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; OBESITY; PH; PREVALENCE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66449115246     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: 16784219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-28032009000100008     Document Type: Article

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