Seasonal distribution and eosinophilic esophagitis: The experience in children living in rural communities

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 287-288

  Elitsur, Yoram ^a   Aswani, Rohit ^a   Lund, Vicky ^a   Dementieva, Yulia ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

AUTUMN; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL BIOPSY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; OHIO; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84873993635     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31826df861     Document Type: Letter

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