Information bias in endoscopic assessment

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1585-1587

  Bytzer, Peter ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE ULCER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING;

EID: 34547629411     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00911.x     Document Type: Article

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