GERD-Related Questionnaires and Obese Population: Can They Really Reflect the Severity of the Disease and the Impact of GERD on Quality of Patients' Life?

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There is a strong association between obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD-related questionnaires have been developed in order to objectify symptoms. However, none of them has been tested in obese population.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Obes Surg

Title: Obesity surgery

Publisher: Springer Nature America, Inc

ISSN (Electronic): 1708-0428

ISSN (Print): 0960-8923

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 2015

Volume: 25

Issue: 10

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[1 ] "Hippokration" General Hospital of Athens, 114 Vas Sofias Av, 11527, Athens, Greece, tzinagb@yahoo.gr.

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Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s11695-015-1614-x

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-015-1614-x

PubMed ID: 25708239

SO-VID: fe95f5e7-b962-49a7-a6d1-11140c50fcd5

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