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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2011; 17(5): 639-645
Published online Feb 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i5.639
Published online Feb 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i5.639
Natural history of heartburn: A 10-year population-based study
Linda Bjork Olafsdottir, Hallgrimur Gudjonsson, Bjarni Thjodleifsson, Department of Gastroenterology, Landspitali University Hospitol, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Heidur Hrund Jonsdottir, Department of Gastroenterology, The Social Science Research Institute, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Bjarni Thjodleifsson, Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Author contributions: Olafsdottir LB, Thjodleifsson B and Gudjosnsson H designed research; Olafsdottir LB performed research; Jonsdottir HH analyzed data; Olafsdottir LB and Thjodleifsson B wrote the paper.
Supported by (in part) The Medical Research Fund of the National Hospital of Iceland; the Medical Research Fund of Wyeth, Iceland; AstraZeneca, Iceland; GlaxoSmithKline, Iceland; and the Icelandic College of Family Physicians
Correspondence to: Linda Bjork Olafsdottir, MSc Pharm, MBA, Department of Gastroenterology, Landspitali University Hospitol, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland. linda04@ru.is
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Received: July 19, 2010
Revised: November 2, 2010
Accepted: November 9, 2010
Published online: February 7, 2011
Revised: November 2, 2010
Accepted: November 9, 2010
Published online: February 7, 2011
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