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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2013; 19(4): 503-510
Published online Jan 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i4.503
Development and validation of a registry-based definition of eosinophilic esophagitis in Denmark
Evan S Dellon, Rune Erichsen, Lars Pedersen, Nicholas J Shaheen, John A Baron, Henrik T Sørensen, Mogens Vyberg
Evan S Dellon, Nicholas J Shaheen, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, and Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080, United States
Evan S Dellon, Nicholas J Shaheen, John A Baron, Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080, United States
Rune Erichsen, Lars Pedersen, Henrik T Sørensen, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000 Aarhus, Danmark
Mogens Vyberg, Institute of Pathology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000 Aarhus, Danmark
Author contributions: All the authors designed the study, interpreted the data, and approved the final manuscript draft; Vyberg M performed histologic analysis; Dellon ES, Erichsen R and Pedersen L performed statistical analysis; Dellon ES drafted the paper with critical review from Erichsen R, Pedersen L, Shaheen NJ, Baron JA, Sørensen HT and Vyberg M.
Supported by Pilot/feasibility Grant from the UNC Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, NIH P30 DK34987; and NIH award K23DK090073 (in part)
Correspondence to: Evan S Dellon, MD, MPH, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, CB#7080, Bioinformatics Building, 130 Mason Farm Road, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080, United States. edellon@med.unc.edu
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Received: September 12, 2012
Revised: November 15, 2012
Accepted: November 24, 2012
Published online: January 28, 2013
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