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Review
. 2007 Jun;56(6):741-2.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2006.112243.

Body measures in relation to gastro-oesophageal reflux

Jesper Lagergren  1
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Review

Body measures in relation to gastro-oesophageal reflux

Jesper Lagergren. Gut. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Association between overweight and gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) has become established in large‐scale analytical epidemiological research. There is a dose‐dependent association between increasing body mass index and GORD

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