SUMMARY A systematic review of the epidemiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
(GORD) has been performed, applying strict criteria for quality of studies and the disease …

There is a perception that the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is
increasing, but few studies have directly tackled this issue. By using a systematic approach …

OBJECTIVES A globally acceptable definition and classification of gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD) is desirable for research and clinical practice. The aim of this initiative was …

Noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) is very common in the general population; however, a
patient's history and characteristics do not reliably distinguish between cardiac and …

Background. Chest pain is a common symptom that presents the primary care physician with
a complex diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Aims. To evaluate the natural history and …

Abstract Background and Aims: Since the publication of the Asia‐Pacific GERD consensus
in 2004, more data concerning the epidemiology and management of gastroesophageal …

Background: Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is recurrent angina pectoris-like pain without
evidence of coronary heart disease in conventional diagnostic evaluation. The prevalence of …

This study tested the novel hypothesis that CBT-treated IBS patients who learn to self-
manage painful GI symptoms by targeting rigid cognitive style show improvement in …

A meta-analysis of 1437 patients from 14 RCTs in China showed that prokinetics combined
with PPI were more effective in alleviating symptoms than PPI monotherapy; however, no …

Background The association between typical and atypical symptoms of gastroesophageal
reflux (GER) has received little attention in population-based studies. This study therefore …