Barrett's esophagus: Still much to learn, but "yes, we can!"

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2944-2946

  Rugge, Massimo ^a   Meggio, Alberto ^b   Cataudella, Giovanni ^c   Parente, Paola ^a   Salvagnini, Giovanni ^c   De Pretis, Giovanni ^b   Zaninotto, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Rovereto and Trento Hospitals ^*  (Italy)

^c Vicenza Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS;

EID: 55349087230     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02094_9.x     Document Type: Letter

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