Effects of environment and lifestyle on gastroesophageal reflux disease

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-234

  Sonnenberg, Amnon ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Erosive esophagitis; Esophageal adenocarcinoma; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Geographic variation; Helicobacter pylori; Natural history; Obesity; Peptic stricture; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; AFRICA; AGE; ASIA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GEOGRAPHY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ENVIRONMENT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79960130516     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: 14219875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323927     Document Type: Conference Paper

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