The Association between Childhood Overweight and Reflux Esophagitis
Background. In adults, it has been shown that obesity is associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and GERD-related complications. There are sparse pediatric data demonstrating associations between childhood overweight and GERD. Objective. To investigate the association between childhoo...
Glavni autori: | , , , , |
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Format: | Članak |
Jezik: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Serija: | Journal of Obesity |
Online pristup: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/136909 |