Critical appraisal:Nilsson J, Skobe V, Johansson J, Willén R, Johnsson F 2000
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Nilsson J, Skobe V, Johansson J, Willén R, Johnsson F. Screening for oesophageal adenocarcinoma: an evaluation of a surveillance program for columnar metaplasia of the oesophagus. Scand J Gastroenterol 2000 Jan;35(1):10-6 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10672828.
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prevalence and incidence study
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199
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- Nilsson J, Skobe V, Johansson J, Willén R, Johnsson F. Screening for oesophageal adenocarcinoma: an evaluation of a surveillance program for columnar metaplasia of the oesophagus. Scand J Gastroenterol 2000 Jan;35(1):10-6 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10672828.
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Of the 199 patients with columnar metaplasia of the oesophagus, 5 developed adenocarcinoma. This yield a total cancer incidence of 1 in 159 patient-years.