Indications for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: Comparison of American and Swiss;Indications à l'endoscopie digestive supérieure: Comparaison de critères américains et Suisses

Medecine et Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 2187, 1997, Pages 2329-2333

  Vader, J P ^a   Burnand, B ^a   Froehlich, F ^b   Larequi Lauber, T ^a   Pache, I ^b   Gonvers, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b POLICLINIQUE MÉDICALE UNIVERSITAIRE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 2442473556     PISSN: 00256749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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