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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2013; 19(35): 5787-5797
Published online Sep 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i35.5787
Overlap of functional heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease with irritable bowel syndrome
Nicola de Bortoli, Irene Martinucci, Massimo Bellini, Edoardo Savarino, Vincenzo Savarino, Corrado Blandizzi, Santino Marchi
Nicola de Bortoli, Irene Martinucci, Massimo Bellini, Santino Marchi, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Edoardo Savarino, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Padua, 35100 Padua, Italy
Vincenzo Savarino, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Genoa, 16100 Genoa, Italy
Corrado Blandizzi, Division of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Author contributions: de Bortoli N, Martinucci I and Bellini M performed the literature review; de Bortoli N, Martinucci I and Blandizzi C drafted the paper; Savarino E, Savarino V and Marchi S performed the critical revision of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Nicola de Bortoli, MD, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Pisa, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy. nick.debortoli@gmail.com
Telephone: +39-50-997395 Fax: +39-50-997398
Received: September 24, 2012
Revised: November 14, 2012
Accepted: December 25, 2012
Published online: September 21, 2013
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