title: Gastric intestinal metaplasia: An irreversible risk factor for gastric cancer?
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Higa
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Joo Ha
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D005757:Gastritis, Atrophic; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008679:Metaplasia; D011230:Precancerous Conditions; D012307:Risk Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms