Seasonal variation in the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 338, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 453-458

  Chen, Kuan Yang ^a,b   Lou, Horng Yuan ^c   Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Lee, Shu Hui ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Climate; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGED; CLIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; TAIWAN; WEATHER;

ADULT; AGED; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; TAIWAN; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949111714     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181b51fbd     Document Type: Article

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