The influence of environmental risk factors in hospitalization for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-related diagnoses in the United States

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 852-861

  Thukkani, N ^a,b   Sonnenberg, A ^a,b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIATUS HERNIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ENVIRONMENT; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949740940     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04245.x     Document Type: Article

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