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Original Article

Z-line alterations and gastroesophageal reflux: an endoscopic population-based prospective cohort study

Bengt WallnerDepartment of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Surgery, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ove BjörDepartment of Radiation Science, Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; View further author information
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Anna AndreassonDepartment of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; View further author information
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Michael ViethInstitute of Pathology, Klinikum Bayreuth, Germany; View further author information
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Peter T. SchmidtDepartment of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; View further author information
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Per M. HellströmDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; View further author information
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Anna ForsbergDepartment of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; View further author information
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Nicholas J. TalleyFaculty of Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia; View further author information
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Lars AgreusDivision of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Pages 1065-1069 | Received 03 Jul 2019, Accepted 10 Aug 2019, Published online: 27 Aug 2019

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