Silent gastroesophageal reflux disease

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 236-238

  Lu, Ching Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; NONEROSIVE GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SMOKING;

EID: 84872870465     PISSN: 20930879     EISSN: 20930887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5056/jnm.2012.18.3.236     Document Type: Editorial

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