Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Diseases in Korean Americans and Native Koreans Undergoing Screening Endoscopy

BACKGROUND/AIMS: In South Korea, health check-ups are readily accessible to the public. We aimed to compare the prevalence of upper gastrointestinal (GI) and lower GI diseases in Korean Americans and native Koreans to determine differences and risk factors. METHODS: In total, 1,942 subjects who visi...

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Main Authors: Kim, Hee Sun, Baik, Su Jung, Kim, Kyung Hee, Oh, Cho Rong, Lee, Jung Hyun, Jo, Wan Jae, Kim, Hye Kyoung, Kim, Eun Young, Kim, Min Jung
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Korean Society of Gastroenterology; the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver; the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility; Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases; Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research; Korean Pancreatobiliary Association; Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3782668/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24073311
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl.2013.7.5.539
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