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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2008; 14(20): 3123-3128
Published online May 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3123
Strategy for treatment of nonerosive reflux disease in Asia
Toru Hiyama, Masaharu Yoshihara, Shinji Tanaka, Ken Haruma, Kazuaki Chayama
Toru Hiyama, Masaharu Yoshihara, Health Service Center, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima 739-8521, Japan
Shinji Tanaka, Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Ken Haruma, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki 701-0192, Japan
Kazuaki Chayama, Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Programs for Biomedical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Author contributions: Hiyama T, Yoshihara M and Tanaka S analyzed data; Hiyama T wrote the paper; Haruma K and Chayama K supervised this review.
Correspondence to: Toru Hiyama, MD, PhD, Health Service Center, Hiroshima University, 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima 739-8521, Japan. tohiyama@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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Received: February 25, 2008
Revised: April 1, 2008
Accepted: April 8, 2008
Published online: May 28, 2008
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