The Early Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1291-1293

  Forsmark, Chris E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS, CHRONIC;

EID: 57149108146     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.08.008     Document Type: Editorial

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