Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children and Adults: A Systematic Review and Consensus Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment. Sponsored by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute and North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Gastroenterology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1342-1363

  Furuta, Glenn T ^a,j   Liacouras, Chris A ^b,j   Collins, Margaret H ^c,j   Gupta, Sandeep K ^d,j   Justinich, Chris ^e,j   Putnam, Phil E ^f,j   Bonis, Peter ^g,j   Hassall, Eric ^h,j   Straumann, Alex ^i,j   Rothenberg, Marc E ^f,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^j FIGERS Subcommittee   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEIN; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PREDNISONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEGRANULATION; DIET THERAPY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MANOMETRY; MAST CELL; MYALGIA; MYCOSIS; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 34848880717     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.08.017     Document Type: Article

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