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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Stressful psychosocial factors and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a population-based study in Norway

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Pages 21-29 | Received 21 Aug 2009, Accepted 09 Oct 2009, Published online: 06 Dec 2009

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