Fine needle aspiration of pancreatic masses: The clinical impact

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2701-2702

  Brugge, William R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036841978     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.07088.x     Document Type: Editorial

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