title: Should patients with GERD be screened once at least for Barrett's epithelium? A balancing view: To screen or not to screen: scoping out the issues.
authors.affiliation: Dallas Department of Veterans Affairs, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Stuart Jon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Spechler
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D018570:Risk Assessment