title: Canadian Digestive Health Foundation Public Impact Series: gastroesophageal reflux disease in Canada: incidence, prevalence, and direct and indirect economic impact.
abstract: The Canadian Digestive Health Foundation initiated a scientific program to assess the incidence, prevalence, mortality and economic impact of digestive disorders across Canada. The current article presents the updated findings from the study concerning gastroesophageal reflux disease - a condition that develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications (Montreal definition).
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. richard.fedorak@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: Richard N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Fedorak
authors.forename: Sander
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Veldhuyzen van Zanten
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bridges
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence