The Rise of Acid Reflux in Asia

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sharma, Prateek (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bhatia, Shobna (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Goh, Khean Lee (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Gastroenterology .; Internal medicine.; Surgery.; Pediatrics.; Gastroenterology.; Internal Medicine.

GERD is the most common gastrointestinal disease in the world affecting over 10-20% of the adult population. GERD is often perceived as a Western disease and very little literature available about this disease in the Asian population. With growing obesity and westernization in Asia, the prevalence o...