Ethnic differences in the prevalence of endoscopic esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus: The long and short of it all

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-242

  Rajendra, Shanmugarajah ^a,c   Kutty, Kannan ^a   Karim, Norain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL RAJA PERMAISURI BAINUN   (Malaysia)

^c Perak State Government   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Endoscopic esophagitis; Epidemiology; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGITIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; METAPLASIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COHORT STUDIES; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1642406545     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:DDAS.0000017444.30792.94     Document Type: Article

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