ASGE guidelines for the appropriate use of upper endoscopy: Association with endoscopic findings

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 714-719

  Rossi, Angelo ^a   Bersani, Gianluca ^a   Ricci, Giorgio ^a   DeFabritiis, Giovanni ^a   Pollino, Valeria ^a   Suzzi, Alessandra ^a   Gorini, Beatrice ^a   Alvisi, Vittorio ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EROSIVE GASTRITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036833296     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(02)70122-3     Document Type: Article

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