Achalasia in Korea: An epidemiologic study using a national healthcare database

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 576-580

  Kim, Eunkyung ^a   Lee, Hongsub ^a   Jung, Hye kyung ^b   Lee, Kwang Jae ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Epidemiology; Incidence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOUTH KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899820439     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.4.576     Document Type: Article

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