Open AccessA comparison of the clinical, demographic and psychiatric profiles among patients with erosive and non-erosive reflux disease in a multi-ethnic Asian country
Author(s) -
TiingLeong Ang,
KwongMing Fock,
Tay-Meng Ng,
EngKiong Teo,
T P Chua,
Jessica Tan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3558
Subject(s) - nerd , gerd , medicine , reflux , gastroenterology , helicobacter pylori , disease , heartburn , depression (economics) , economics , macroeconomics
To examine the clinical spectrum of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and compare erosive (ERD) with non-erosive (NERD) in terms of clinical, demographic and psychiatric profiles.