Development and validation of a registry-based definition of eosinophilic esophagitis in Denmark

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 503-510

  Dellon, Evan S ^a   Erichsen, Rune ^b   Pedersen, Lars ^b   Shaheen, Nicholas J ^a   Baron, John A ^a   Sørensen, Henrik T ^b   Vyberg, Mogens ^c  

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

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Case definition; Denmark; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Epidemiology; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DENMARK; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS FOREIGN BODY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RHINITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84873923910     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i4.503     Document Type: Article

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