Background factors of reflux esophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease: a cross-sectional study of 10,837 subjects in Japan.

Background factors of reflux esophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease: a cross-sectional study of 10,837 subjects in Japan.

BACKGROUND: Despite the high prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), its risk factors are still a subject of controversy. This is probably due to inadequate distinction between reflux esophagitis (RE) and non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), and is also due to inadequate evaluation of ad...

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Main Authors: Chihiro Minatsuki, Nobutake Yamamichi, Takeshi Shimamoto, Hikaru Kakimoto, Yu Takahashi, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Yoshiki Sakaguchi, Chiemi Nakayama, Maki Konno-Shimizu, Rie Matsuda, Satoshi Mochizuki, Itsuko Asada-Hirayama, Yosuke Tsuji, Shinya Kodashima, Satoshi Ono, Keiko Niimi, Toru Mitsushima, Kazuhiko Koike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3724738?pdf=render

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