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Prevalence of symptom-defined gastroesophageal reflux disease among general population of Herat, Afghanistan - A cross sectional study

2021-08-27

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background:</bold> Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive ailment that is characterized by the regurgitation of stomach contents back into the esophagus. This cross-sectional study aims to estimate the prevalence of symptom-defined GERD and their correlation with age and BMI among the general population of Herat city, Afghanistan.<bold>Methods: </bold>This c...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-850331/v1

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