The prevalence of oesophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic oesophagitis: A prospective study in unselected patients presenting to endoscopy

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 825-832

  Sealock, R J ^a,b   Kramer, J R ^b,c   Verstovsek, G ^b   Richardson, P ^b,c   Rugge, M ^d   Parente, P ^e   Vela, M ^b   El Serag, H B ^a,b,c  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGEAL EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 84875227324     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12268     Document Type: Article

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