Valved esophageal stents: Benefits for patients outweigh perceived risks [3] (multiple letters)

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 822-823

  Laasch, Hans Ulrich ^a   Homs, Marjolein Y V ^b   Kuipers, Ernst J ^b   Siersema, Peter D ^b  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

EID: 27144506604     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2005.07.003     Document Type: Letter

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