Review ArticleClinical Review
Managing Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Primary Care: The Patient Perspective
Harley Liker, Pali Hungin and Ingela Wiklund
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice September 2005, 18 (5) 393-400; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.5.393
Harley Liker
MD, MBA
Pali Hungin
MD
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Managing Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Primary Care: The Patient Perspective
Harley Liker, Pali Hungin, Ingela Wiklund
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice Sep 2005, 18 (5) 393-400; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.5.393
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