Prevalence and endoscopic features of eosinophilic esophagitis in patients with esophageal or upper gastrointestinal symptoms

Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 296-303

  Joo, Moon Kyung ^a   Park, Jong Jae ^a   Kim, Sung Ho ^a   Kim, Key Hyeon ^a   Jung, Wonho ^a   Yun, Jae Won ^a   Lee, Beom Jae ^a   Kim, Ji Hoon ^a   Yeon, Jong Eun ^a   Kim, Jae Seon ^a   Byun, Kwan Soo ^a   Lee, Sang Woo ^a   Bak, Young Tae ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; VOMITING;

ADULT; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84861552984     PISSN: 17512972     EISSN: 17512980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2012.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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