Prevalence and factors associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease among primary health care attendants at Abha city, southwestern Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Mohammed A. Alsaleem (Author), Nabil J. Awadalla (Author), Shehata F. Shehata (Author), Awad Saeed Alsamghan (Author), Mohammed A. AlFlan (Author), Marwan M. Alhumaidi (Author), Mohamed S. Alwadai (Author), Fahad S. Althabet (Author), Mohamad S. Alzahrani (Author), Safar A. Alsaleem (Author), Ahmed A. Mahfouz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is an abnormal reflux of the gastric content into the esophagus. In Saudi Arabia the GERD prevalence is not recently well studied. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease and associated factors among attendants of...