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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2009; 15(28): 3511-3515
Published online Jul 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3511
Published online Jul 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3511
Barrett’s esophagus: Prevalence and risk factors in patients with chronic GERD in Upper Egypt
Yasser M Fouad, Madiha M Makhlouf, Wael Abdel Ghany, Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Minya University, Minya 19104, Egypt
Heba M Tawfik, Department of Pathology, Minya University, Minya 19104, Egypt
Hussein El Amin, Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Assuit University, Assuit 17121, Egypt
Hisham R El-khayat, Department of Gastroenterology, Theodore Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo 16234, Egypt
Author contributions: Fouad YM, Makhlouf MM, El-khayat HR and Amin HE did the endoscopic procedures; Tawfik HM performed the pathology experiments; Ghany WA coordinated and provided the collection of the human material; Fouad YM designed the study and wrote the manuscript; All authors cooperated in the analysis of the results and final revision of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Yasser M Fouad, Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Minya University, Minya 19104, Egypt. yasserfouad10@yahoo.com
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Received: March 26, 2009
Revised: June 10, 2009
Accepted: June 17, 2009
Published online: July 28, 2009
Revised: June 10, 2009
Accepted: June 17, 2009
Published online: July 28, 2009
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