Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux as a risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma

• Background The causes of adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia are poorly understood. We conducted an epidemiologic investigation of the possible association between gastroesophageal reflux and these tumors. Methods We performed a nationwide

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Matematik -- Sannolikhetsteori och statistik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Mathematics -- Probability Theory and Statistics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

COLUMNAR-LINED ESOPHAGUS; BARRETTS-ESOPHAGUS; GASTRIC CARDIA; INCREASING INCIDENCE; OVERRATED RISK; DISEASE; METAPLASIA; CARCINOMAS; TOBACCO; ALCOHOL

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