Alcohol types and socioeconomic status are associated with Barrett's esophagus risk
Sunday, March 1, 2009 - 15:28
in Health & Medicine
Although the relationship between alcohol and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is well established, studies investigating the association between alcohol intake and reflux esophagitis (RE), Barrett's esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) have reported inconsistent findings. Furthermore, little is known regarding the effect of alcohol on BE, especially related to alcohol types.
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