Changing epidemiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease in the Asian-Pacific region: an overview.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common disease in the West, which now appears to be also increasing in prevalence in the Asian Pacific region. The reasons for this changing epidemiology are two-fold: an increased awareness among doctors and patients, and/or a true increase in the prevale...
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Blackwell Publishing
2004
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