Epidemiology and practice patterns of achalasia in a large multi-centre database

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1209-1214

  Enestvedt, B K ^a   Williams, J L ^a   Sonnenberg, A ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA BASE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATION; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955610035     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04655.x     Document Type: Article

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