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Acid Reflux Disease
Investigators at Tohoku University release new data on acid reflux disease
April 29th, 2008
In this recent report published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers in Sendai, Japan conducted a study "To examine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms in a large unselected general population in Japan. In Japan, mature adults are offered regular check-ups for the prevention of gastric cancer." "A notice was sent by mail to all inhabitants aged > 40 years. A total of 160983 Japanese (60774 male, 100209 female; mean age 61.9 years) who underwent a stomach check up were enrolled in this study. In addition, from these 160983 subjects, we randomly selected a total of 82894 (34275 male, 48619 female; mean age 62.4...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-04-29)
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