Gastro-esophageal reflux disease
- Author:
Hua Thi Ngoc Ha
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease
- MeSH:
Gastroesophageal Reflux;
diagnosis;
Therapeutics;
epidemiology;
prevention & control
- From:Journal Ho Chi Minh Medical
2004;8(3):138-142
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease is a chronic disease. It develops along life, more likely recurrent, usually by some months after treatment with responses. This disease apperances in every ages, even in children and newborns, but it is more common at the age over 40 years old with the top age from 50 to 70 years old. The prevelence of disease changed from 10% to 36%. Diagnosis and treatment played an important role in preventation of complications. Pain and hemoghlobin are two complications. Causes gastro-esophageal reflux is very complex. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease is caused by many reasons and the other reasons also have different effects in each patient, even in each time on the same patient
