Current United Kingdom practice in the diagnosis and management of columnar-lined oesophagus: results of the United Kingdom National Barrett Oesophagus Registry endoscopist questionnaire

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 422-425

  Ramus, James R ^a   Caygill, Christine P J ^a   Gatenby, Piers A C ^a   Watson, Anthony ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barretts, diagnosis; Dysplasia; Oesophagus; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLUMNAR LINED ESOPHAGUS; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DYSPLASIA; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PRECANCER; REGISTER; STATISTICS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 56149113267     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3282b6fd1e     Document Type: Article

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