GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX AND ASTHMA IN THE ELDERLY PATIENT - PATHOGENESIS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT

Authors
FLORA KD KNIGGE KL
Citation
Kd. Flora et Kl. Knigge, GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX AND ASTHMA IN THE ELDERLY PATIENT - PATHOGENESIS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT, Immunology and allergy clinics of North America, 17(4), 1997, pp. 645
Citations number
44
Journal title
Immunology and allergy clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08898561
Volume
17
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-8561(1997)17:4<645:GRAAIT>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in the elderly populat ion may be as high as 20%. There is little information, however, about elderly patients with GER-associated asthma. The exact relationship b etween GER and asthma is unclear, although the association is well rec ognized. This article reviews the data that link GER to clinical prese ntations, diagnostic tools, and treatment options.