Meta-Analysis: Obesity and the Risk for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Its Complications
Abstract
The association of body mass index and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), including its complications (esophagitis, Barrett esophagus, and esophageal adenocarcinoma), is unclear.To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the magnitude and determinants of an association between obesity and GERD symptoms, erosive esophagitis, Barrett esophagus, and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and of the gastric cardia.MEDLINE search...
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Title
Meta-Analysis: Obesity and the Risk for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Its Complications
Published Date
Aug 2, 2005
Journal
Volume
143
Issue
3
Pages
199 - 199
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