Erosive esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus in Taiwan. A higher frequency than expected

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 702-706

  Yeh, Chun ^b   Hsu, Chung Te ^b   Ho, Ai Sheng ^b   Sampliner, Richard E ^b   Fass, Ronnie ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; erosive esophagitis; gastroesophageal reflux disease; hiatal hernia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030907340     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018835324210     Document Type: Article

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