Treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis: Diet, drugs, or dilation?

Gastroenterology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1409-1411

  Straumann, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPHAGIA; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIX FOOD ELIMINATION DIET;

EID: 84861631348     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: 15280012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.04.039     Document Type: Editorial

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