Approach to managing undiagnosed chest pain: could gastroesophageal reflux disease be the cause?

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Published in Can Fam Physician on February 01, 2007

Authors

Nigel Flook1, Peter Unge, Lars Agréus, Björn W Karlson, Staffan Nilsson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Family Medicine, University ofAlberta, Edmonton,. nflook@shaw.ca

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