Endosonographic T-staging of esophageal carcinoma: A learning curve

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-62

  Fockens, P ^a   Van den Brande, J H M ^a   Van Dullemen, H M ^a   Van Lanschot, J J B ^a   Tytgat, G N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029758294     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(96)70230-4     Document Type: Article

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