A population-based survey of the epidemiology of symptom-defined gastroesophageal reflux disease: the Systematic Investigation of Gastrointestinal Diseases in China

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The epidemiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has yet to be investigated using the symptomatic threshold criteria recommended by the Montreal Definition. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of symptom-defined GE...

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Main Authors: He Jia, Ma Xiuqiang, Zhao Yanfang, Wang Rui, Yan Xiaoyan, Yan Hong, Yin Ping, Kang Xiaoping, Fang Jiqian, Hao Yuantao, Li Qiang, Dent John, Sung Joseph JY, Zou Duowu, Wallander Mari-Ann, Johansson Saga, Liu Wenbin, Li Zhaoshen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/10/94