Association of Body Mass Index and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Its Complications Such as Hiatus Hernia, Reflux Esophagitis and Barrett's Esophagus, a Retrospective Study
S. Sarmukh, Z. Zaidi, H. Syed, Y. Y. Lee & Y. C. Kueh · Asian Journal of Research in Surgery · 2020
Introduction: Obesity is a fast-emerging epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region especially in Malaysia. According to National health and morbidity survey of 2015, obesity in Malaysians make up 17.7% of the population out of these 30% are overweight. Gastroesophageal reflux diseases...
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