Escalating incidence of eosinophilic esophagitis in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, 1993-2013: A population-based study

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1633-1639

  Giriens, B ^a   Yan, P ^a   Safroneeva, E ^b   Zwahlen, M ^b   Reinhard, A ^a   Nydegger, A ^a   Vavricka, S ^c,d   Sempoux, C ^a   Straumann, A ^e,f   Schoepfer, A M ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e Chairman Swiss EoE Clinic and Swiss Research Group   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

eosinophilic esophagitis; epidemiology; incidence; population based; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SWITZERLAND; URTICARIA; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969322046     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12733     Document Type: Article

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