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Visceral abdominal obesity measured by CT scan is associated with an increased risk of Barrett's oesophagus: a case-control study

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  • Hashem B El-Serag Houston VA HSR&D Center of Excellence Section, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ali Hashmi Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jose Garcia Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Peter Richardson Houston VA HSR&D Center of Excellence Section, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA Health Services Research, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Abeer Alsarraj Houston VA HSR&D Center of Excellence Section, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA Health Services Research, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Stephanie Fitzgerald Houston VA HSR&D Center of Excellence Section, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA Health Services Research, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Marcelo Vela Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Yasser Shaib Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Neena S Abraham Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Maria Velez Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rhonda Cole Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Margot B Rodriguez Department of Radiology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Bhupinderjit Anand Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • David Y Graham Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jennifer R Kramer Houston VA HSR&D Center of Excellence Section, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA Health Services Research, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to dr Hashem B El-Serag, Houston VA HSR&D Center of Excellence Section of Health Services Research, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd. (152), Houston, TX 77030, USA; hasheme{at}bcm.edu
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El-Serag HB, Hashmi A, Garcia J, et al
Visceral abdominal obesity measured by CT scan is associated with an increased risk of Barrett's oesophagus: a case-control study
Gut 2014;63:220-229.

Publication history

  • Received November 21, 2012
  • Revised December 29, 2012
  • Accepted January 4, 2013
  • First published February 13, 2013.
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October 15, 2016

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