Prevalence and predictive factors of eosinophilic esophagitis in patients presenting with dysphagia: A prospective study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2627-2632

  Prasad, Ganapathy A ^a,e   Talley, Nicholas J ^a,b   Romero, Yvonne ^a,b,c   Arora, Amindra S ^a   Kryzer, Lori A ^a   Smyrk, Thomas C ^d   Alexander, Jeffery A ^a  

^a Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology   (United States)

^b GI Epidemiology/Outcomes Research Unit

^c Department of Otolaryngology ^*

^d Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^e ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 36549005005     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01512.x     Document Type: Article

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