Gastroesophageal reflux disease and bulimia nervosa - a review of the literature

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 79-85

  Denholm, M ^a   Jankowski, J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Esophageal neoplasms; Gastroesophageal reflux; Heartburn

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DIARRHEA; DYSPHAGIA; EATING DISORDER; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; GASTRIC DYSMOTILITY; GASTRITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEARTBURN; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; ODYNOPHAGIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVATION; SELF INDUCED EMESIS; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH POLYP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE; VOMITING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BULIMIA NERVOSA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; VOMITING;

EID: 79951838029     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01096.x     Document Type: Article

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