The role of esophagogastroduodenoscopy in the diagnosis and management of upper gastrointestinal disorders

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1165-1216

  Cappell, Mitchell S ^a,b   Friedel, David ^c  

^a WOODHULL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DUODENOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036866008     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7125(02)00075-5     Document Type: Article

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