Rapidly increasing incidence of eosinophilic esophagitis in a large cohort

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Van Rhijn, B D ^a   Verheij, J ^a   Smout, A J P M ^a   Bredenoord, A J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergy; Dysphagia; Eosinophilia; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871642152     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12009     Document Type: Article

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