Eosinophilic oesophagitis is common: A difficult message to swallow?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 978-979

  Attwood, S E ^a  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTELUKAST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STEROID;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPHAGIA; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; HUMANS;

EID: 44849092176     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01791.x     Document Type: Editorial

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