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• http://healthguide.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?parent=gastroesophageal-reflux-disease-and-heartburn-in-depth11.htm&url=http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov -- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• www.gastro.org -- American Gastroenterological Association
• www.acg.gi.org -- American College of Gastroenterology
• www.asge.org -- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• www.ssat.com -- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
• www.naspgn.org -- North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
• www.reflux.org -- Pediatric/Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association
• www.iffgd.org -- International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

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