Helicobacter pylori infection and gastroesophageal reflux disease - Barrett’s esophagus sequence “dilemma”

Annals of Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 153-

  Kountouras, Jannis ^a   Zavos, Christos ^a   Polyzos, Stergios A ^a   Katsinelos, Panagiotis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASTRIN;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; ERADICATION THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LETTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NITRATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; ONCOGENE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRECANCER; STOMACH CARCINOGENESIS;

EID: 84920463325     PISSN: 11087471     EISSN: 17927463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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