A prospective, comparative study between push enteroscopy and wireless video capsule in patients with obscure digestive bleeding [6]

Gastroenterology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 276-277

  Van Gossum, Andre ^a   Francois E ^a   Hittelet, A ^a   Schmit, A ^a   Deviere J ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUSH ENTEROSCOPY; VIDEO CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0037716340     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(03)00821-7     Document Type: Letter

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