Toward uniformity in the diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE): The effect of guidelines on variability of diagnostic criteria for EoE

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 824-832

  Sperry, Sarah L W ^a   Shaheen, Nicholas J ^a   Dellon, Evan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; DATA EXTRACTION; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79955639880     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.10     Document Type: Review

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