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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2011; 17(14): 1858-1865
Published online Apr 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i14.1858
Published online Apr 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i14.1858
Characteristics of non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease refractory to proton pump inhibitor therapy
Mitsushige Sugimoto, Takahisa Furuta, Center for Clinical Research, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
Masafumi Nishino, Chise Kodaira, Mihoko Yamade, Takahiro Uotani, Mutsuhiro Ikuma, First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, ShizuokaHamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
Kazuo Umemura, Department of Pharmacology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
Author contributions: Sugimoto M, Nishino M and Furuta T designed and performed the research; Sugimoto M, Nishino M, Mihoko Yamade, Kodaira C, Uotani T, Ikuma M, Umemura K and Furuta T wrote the paper.
Supported by a Grant-in-Aid from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (22790640)
Correspondence to: Mitsushige Sugimoto, MD, PhD, Center for Clinical Research, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan. mitsu@hama-med.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-53-4352261 Fax:+81-53-43409447
Received: November 16, 2010
Revised: December 22, 2010
Accepted: December 29, 2010
Published online: April 14, 2011
Revised: December 22, 2010
Accepted: December 29, 2010
Published online: April 14, 2011
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