Trends in incidence and prevalence of specialized intestinal metaplasia, Barrett's esophagus, and adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction: Invited commentary

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1006-1008

  Giuli, Robert ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0141765768     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-1023-5     Document Type: Note

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