Eosinophilic esophagitis investigated by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in Japanese patients

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1142-1144

  Fujishiro, Hirofumi ^a   Amano, Yuji ^b   Kushiyama, Yoshinori ^c   Ishihara, Shunji ^d   Kinoshita, Yoshikazu ^d  

^a SHIMANE PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c MATSUE RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis; Japanese population; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHASIA; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOD IMPACTION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPANESE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; SYMPTOM;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; APHASIA; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80755133544     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: 14355922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-011-0435-5     Document Type: Article

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