The prevalence of Barrett's esophagus and erosive esophagitis in patients undergoing upper endoscopy for dyspepsia in a VA population

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 920-924

  Connor, Michael J ^a   Weston, Allan P ^a   Mayo, Matthew S ^a   Sharma, Prateek ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; dyspepsia; screening; upper endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS;

ADULT; AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 3542993251     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:DDAS.0000034549.55326.67     Document Type: Article

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