Clinical and pathological features of eosinophilic oesophagitis: A review

Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-8

  Chang, Fuju ^a,b   Anderson, Simon ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic oesophagitis; Gastro oesophageal reflux disease; Histopathology; Inflammation; Oesophagus

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 36448949739     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020701716482     Document Type: Article

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