Changing the "contrast" in GERD

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-239

  Wani, Sachin ^a   Sharma, Prateek ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH EROSION;

ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34447515448     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.02.021     Document Type: Editorial

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