Gastro-esophageal reflux disease and obesity, where is the link?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 39, 2013, Pages 6536-6539

  Emerenziani, Sara ^a   Rescio, Maria Paola ^a   Guarino, Michele Pier Luca ^a   Cicala, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Gastro esophageal reflux disease complication; Gastroesophageal reflux; Visceral obesity

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MANOMETRY; MECHANORECEPTOR; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; GASTRO-ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTRO-ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE COMPLICATION; VISCERAL OBESITY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84886932569     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6536     Document Type: Article

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