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Original Article

Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease in the Netherlands. Results of a Multicentre pH Study

A. J. P. M. Smout Dept. of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Hague; Dept. of Intensive Care, Leyenburg Hospital, The Hague; Dept. of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University Hospital Leiden, Rotterdam; Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; The Dept. of Gastroenterology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
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W. P. Geus Dept. of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Hague; Dept. of Intensive Care, Leyenburg Hospital, The Hague; Dept. of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University Hospital Leiden, Rotterdam; Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; The Dept. of Gastroenterology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
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P. G. H. Mulder Dept. of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Hague; Dept. of Intensive Care, Leyenburg Hospital, The Hague; Dept. of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University Hospital Leiden, Rotterdam; Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; The Dept. of Gastroenterology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
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R. W. Stockbrügger Dept. of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Hague; Dept. of Intensive Care, Leyenburg Hospital, The Hague; Dept. of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University Hospital Leiden, Rotterdam; Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; The Dept. of Gastroenterology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
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C. B. H. W. Lamers Dept. of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Hague; Dept. of Intensive Care, Leyenburg Hospital, The Hague; Dept. of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University Hospital Leiden, Rotterdam; Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; The Dept. of Gastroenterology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
Pages 10-15 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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