Central Obesity and H. pylori Infection Influence Risk of Barrett's Esophagus in an Asian Population

The prevalence rates of Barrett's esophagus (BE) in western countries are higher than Asian ones, but little is known about their difference among risk factors of BE. The aim of this study is to investigate the associations of various risk factors including central obesity, body mass index (BMI...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2016-12, Vol.11 (12), p.e0167815-e0167815
Hauptverfasser: Chen, Chih-Cheng, Hsu, Yao-Chun, Lee, Ching-Tai, Hsu, Chia-Chang, Tai, Chi-Ming, Wang, Wen-Lun, Tseng, Cheng-Hao, Hsu, Chao-Tien, Lin, Jaw-Town, Chang, Chi-Yang
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