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Original Article

Prevalence of elderly eosinophilic esophagitis and their clinical characteristics

Yasuhiro FujiwaraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Abenoku, JapanCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Atsushi KanamoriDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Abenoku, JapanView further author information
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Akinari SawadaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Abenoku, JapanView further author information
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Masaki OminamiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Abenoku, JapanView further author information
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Shusei FukunagaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Abenoku, JapanView further author information
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Koji OtaniDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Abenoku, JapanView further author information
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Shuhei HosomiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Abenoku, JapanView further author information
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Yasuaki NagamiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Abenoku, JapanView further author information
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Koichi TairaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Abenoku, JapanView further author information
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Fumio TanakaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka Metropolitan University, Abenoku, JapanView further author information
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Pages 1222-1227 | Received 03 Apr 2023, Accepted 29 May 2023, Published online: 09 Jun 2023

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