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Chapter 1 - Deglutition, swallowing and airway protection: physiology and pathophysiology - Jacqui E. Allen

Chapter 2 - The pathophysiology of gastroesophageal reflux - Nikki Johnston

Chapter 3 - Making an accurate diagnosis of GERD - Brant K. Oelschlager and Edward D. Auyang

Chapter 4 - GER and aspiration in children - Jonathan E. Spahr and Raymond C. Maguire

Chapter 5 - Dysphagia, GER, and aspiration in the elderly - Joshua Malo, Kenneth S. Knox and Ronnie Fass

Chapter 6 - Chronic cough and vocal cord dysfunction: the role of GER - Jamal Hayat, Etsuro Yazaki and Daniel Sifrim

Chapter 7 - GER reflux in asthma and COPD - Bindu Akkanti and Nicola A. Hanania

Chapter 8 - Sleep and GER - Lindsey B. Roenigk and Susan M. Harding

Chapter 9 - Gastroesophageal reflux in Cystic Fibrosis and non-CF bronchiectasis - Ans Pauwels, Daniel Sifrim and Lieven Dupont

Chapter 10 - GER and aspiration in interstitial lung disease - Keith C. Meyer and Ganesh Raghu

Chapter 11 - GER in lung transplantation - Keith C. Meyer and James D. Maloney

Chapter 12 - Pharmacologic treatment of GERD - Eric Alan Gaumnitz

Chapter 13 - Endoscopic and surgical approaches to GERD - Marcelo W. Hinojosa and Carlos A. Pellegrini