Human Pathology
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 40-47 , January 2006

A proposal for a new validated histological definition of the gastroesophageal junction

Received 16 June 2005 ,Revised 4 September 2005 ,Accepted 8 September 2005.

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☆ This study has no external funding source.

PII: S0046-8177(05)00522-8

doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.09.019

Human Pathology
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 40-47 , January 2006

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