The problems with surveillance of Barrett's esophagus

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 365, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1437-1438

  Kahrilas, Peter J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ETHNICITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 80054016193     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1108435     Document Type: Editorial

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