Investigating and managing chronic dysphagia: Dysphagia should prompt urgent gastroenterological referral

BMJ

Volumn 326, Issue 7399, 2003, Pages 1147-1148

  Spencer, Hal L ^a   Riley, Stuart ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; LETTER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0037562969     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7399.1147-d     Document Type: Letter

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