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CI (confidence interval), BE (Barrett's esophagus), PPI (proton pump inhibitor), SD (standard deviation)Purchase one-time access:
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DISCLOSURE: M. Gilger and H. El-Serag are supported by grants R03 (NIH 1-R03-DK068148-01). H. El-Serag also is supported in part by grants from the Texas Gulf Coast Digestive Diseases Center (NIH P50 DK56338) and the Houston Veterans Affairs HSR&D Center of Excellence (HFP90-020). No other financial relationships relevant to this publication were disclosed.