Esophageal biopsy in children - Essential, valuable, or a waste of time? It all depends

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Hassall, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 24744432474     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.scs.0000180293.66612.1d     Document Type: Conference Paper

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