Routine screening for eosinophilic esophagitis in patients presenting with dysphagia

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-35

  Ricker, Jonathan ^a   Mcnear, Scott ^b   Cassidy, Timothy ^c   Plott, Eric ^c   Arnold, Hays ^b   Kendall, Brian ^c   Franklin, Kevin ^c  

^a Mike o'Callaghan Federal Hospital   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Esophageal biopsy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIOPSY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING;

EID: 80052343012     PISSN: 1756283X     EISSN: 17562848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1756283X10384172     Document Type: Article

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