Comparison of high-resolution endoluminal sonography to video endoscopy in the detection and evaluation of esophageal varices

Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 552-555

  Miller, Larry S ^a   Schiano, Thomas D ^a   Adrain, Alyn ^a   Cassidy, Michael ^a   Liu, Ji Bin ^a   Ter, Han ^a   Bellary, Somashekhar V ^a   Dabezies, Marta A ^a   Black, Martin ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0029795366     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v24.pm0008781323     Document Type: Article

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