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Weight Management as a Treatment Option for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Mechanical or Metabolic Rescuer?

  • Lee, Hyuk (Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • Published : 2018.11.15

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  1. Metabolically Healthy Obesity and the Risk of Erosive Esophagitis: A Cohort Study vol.10, pp.9, 2018, https://doi.org/10.14309/ctg.0000000000000077