The Prevalence and Diagnostic Utility of Endoscopic Features of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Meta-analysis

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 988-996.e5

  Kim, Hannah P ^a   Vance, R Brooks ^a   Shaheen, Nicholas J ^a   Dellon, Evan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; Esophagus; Immune Response; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBASE; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PALLOR; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

EID: 84865343347     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.04.019     Document Type: Review

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