Update on the epidemiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review

Conclusions GERD is prevalent worldwide, and disease burden may be increasing. Prevalence estimates show considerable geographic variation, but only East Asia shows estimates consistently lower than 10%.

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Source: Gut - May 5, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: El-Serag, H. B., Sweet, S., Winchester, C. C., Dent, J. Tags: Gastro-oesophageal reflux Oesophagus Source Type: research