Incidence of gastroesophageal malignancy in patients with dyspepsia in Hong Kong: Implications for screening strategies

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 454-458

  Sung, Joseph Jao Yiu ^a   Lao, Wei Cheong ^a   Lai, Mun Sing ^a   Li, Ting Ho ^a   Chan, Francis Ka Leung ^a   Wu, Justin Chi Yuen ^a   Leung, Vincent King Sun ^a   Luk, Yiu Wing ^a   Kung, Nelson Nam Shing ^a   Ching, Jessica Yuet Ling ^a   Leung, Wel Keung ^a   Lau, James ^a   Chung, Sydney J Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH TUMOR;

ADULT; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035491817     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2001.118254     Document Type: Article

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