Endoscopic treatment of Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease: a tuneup
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Endoscopic treatment of Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease: a tune-up
The incidence of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease in the population of industrialized countries is high and ranges from 20 t! o 40% in the age groups between 45-64 years with a further increase in the incidence in the age between 6474. The natural history of the disease requires continuous recrudescence alternated with quiescent phases. In view of these epidemiological data it is clear the impo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advanced Research in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2472-6400
DOI: 10.19080/argh.2016.02.555582