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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2008; 14(9): 1358-1364
Published online Mar 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1358
Published online Mar 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1358
Prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in a large unselected general population in Japan
Hatsushi Yamagishi, Tomoyuki Koike, Shuichi Ohara, Shigeyuki Kobayashi, Ken Ariizumi, Yasuhiko Abe, Katsunori Iijima, Akira Imatani, Tooru Shimosegawa, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai City, Japan
Yoshifumi Inomata, Katsuaki Kato, Daisuke Shibuya, Miyagi Cancer Society, Sendai City, Japan
Shigemitsu Aida, Department of Gastroenterology Sendai City Hospital, Sendai city, Japan
Author contributions: Yamagishi H, Koike T and Ohara S designed the research; Yamagishi H, Koike T, Ohara S, Kobayashi S, Ariizumi K, Abe Y, Iijima K, Imatani A, Inomata Y, Kato K, Shibuya D, Aida S and Shimosegawa T performed the research; Yamagishi H, Koike T and Ohara S analyzed the data; and Yamagishi H, Koike T and Ohara S wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Hatsushi Yamagishi, MD, Division of Gastroenterology Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryou-Machi, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan. hatsushi@f2.dion.ne.jp
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Received: September 10, 2007
Revised: November 25, 2007
Published online: March 7, 2008
Revised: November 25, 2007
Published online: March 7, 2008
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