Prevalence of Barrett's esophagus in asymptomatic individuals

Gastroenterology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 461-467

  Gerson, Lauren B ^a   Shetler, Katerina ^a   Triadafilopoulos, George ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SOLDIER; SYMPTOM; TOBACCO;

EID: 0036320158     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.34748     Document Type: Article

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