Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the Risk of Esophagitis, Barrett's Esophagus, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Primary Care Case-Control Study

Chronic gastroesophageal reflux predisposes to the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Asthma and medication to treat it are associated with gastroesophageal reflux and EAC. We studied subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to examine the relationship between COPD and...

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Published inJournal of clinical gastroenterology Vol. 53; no. 10; p. e451
Main Authors Menon, Shyam, Nightingale, Peter, Trudgill, Nigel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.2019
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ISSN1539-2031
DOI10.1097/MCG.0000000000001215

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