Dissociation between symptoms and histological severity in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 152-160

  Pentiuk, Scott ^a   Putnam, Phillip E ^a   Collins, Margaret H ^a   Rothenberg, Marc E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissociation; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Score; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEARTBURN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PEDIATRIC EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS SYMPTOM SCORE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; BIOPSY; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PARENT; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 66149117884     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31817f0197     Document Type: Article

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