Putting the Puzzle Together: Epidemiological and Clinical Clues in the Etiology of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-52

  Bonis, Peter A L ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis; Epidemiology; Food allergy; Hygiene hypothesis; Pathogenesis; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; VITAMIN D;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EPITHELIUM; FAMILY; FAT INTAKE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD COMPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE FLORA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WAR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLERGENS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D;

EID: 58149218499     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2008.09.005     Document Type: Review

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