Office endoscopy for the laryngologist/bronchoesophagologist

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 467-471

  Belafsky, Peter C ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0036893627     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00020840-200212000-00010     Document Type: Review

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