Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3282692 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
High WHR, but not BMI, is associated with a significant increase in the risk of BE, especially long-segment BE and in whites. The association is not caused by GERD symptoms or hiatus hernia.
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Authors
Jennifer R. Kramer, Lori A. Fischbach, Peter Richardson, Abeer Alsarraj, Stephanie Fitzgerald, Yasser Shaib, Neena S. Abraham, Maria Velez, Rhonda Cole, Bhupinderjit Anand, Gordana Verstovsek, Massimo Rugge, Paola Parente, David Y. Graham,