Familial factors in the etiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett's esophagus, and esophageal adenocarcinoma

Chest Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-24

  Trudgill, Nigel ^a  

^a SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CHROMOSOME 13Q; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0036191275     PISSN: 10523359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-3359(03)00062-0     Document Type: Review

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