Twenty-four-hour oesophageal pH studies in rural Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
CONCLUSIONS: Baseline oesophageal pH is not significantly affected by the increased numbers of non-acid gastro-oesophageal reflux events reported in this community. If there is a pathogenic effect of non-acid reflux in the Eastern Cape, it does not appear to be mediated through raised oesophageal pH.
PMID: 30645964 [PubMed - in process]
Source: South African Medical Journal - Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research
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