Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction: Do we see more or less?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1627-1628

  Yee, Yuk Kei ^a   Wong, Benjamin C Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOGENESIS; CARDIA; DIET; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION ADENOCARCINOMA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA;

EID: 56549115368     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05565.x     Document Type: Editorial

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