Journal article
Speed of healing and symptom relief in grade II to IV gastroesophageal reflux disease: A meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Esophagitis healing proportions are often incorrectly called the healing rate. The aim of this study was to compare different drug classes by expressing the speed of healing and symptom relief through a new approach.
METHODS: A fully recursive literature search to July 1996 identified 43 articles on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) (7635 patients) meeting strict inclusion criteria: single- or double-blind randomized …
Authors
Chiba N; De Gara C; Wilkinson J; Hunt R
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 112, No. 6, pp. 1798–1810
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 1997
DOI
10.1053/gast.1997.v112.pm9178669
ISSN
0016-5085