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Noncardiac Chest Pain in Young Patients
TO TH E ED ITO R: Noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) is not only a difficult disorder to define but also a heterogenous disorder with many potential causes. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) represents as one of the most common gastroenterologic causes of NCCP. Seo et al suggested that the prevalence of GERD was 30 percent in young patients with NCCP. In addition, the proton pump inhibitor (PPI)...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2093-0879,2093-0887
DOI: 10.5056/jnm.2010.16.3.345