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Non-erosive reflux disease patients are more complex than the sole endoscopy tells us

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  1. Sezione di Clinica Odontostomatologica, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche Integrate, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Andrea Ottonello

  2. Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Vincenzo Savarino

  3. Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy

    Edoardo Savarino

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Ottonello, A., Savarino, V. & Savarino, E. Non-erosive reflux disease patients are more complex than the sole endoscopy tells us. Clin Oral Invest 17, 1965–1966 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-013-1071-7

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