Mortality in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in a population-based nationwide cohort study of Swedish twins

Objectives The public health disorder gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is linked with several comorbidities, including oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC), but whether life expectancy is reduced by GORD is uncertain. This study assessed all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in GORD after cont...

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Main Authors: Jesper Lagergren, Giola Santoni, Nancy Pedersen, Eivind Gottlieb-Vedi, Anna Lindam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/8/e037456.full