Erratum: Is capsule endoscopy effective for screening and surveillance of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension? (Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology (2009) vol. 6 (xxx) 10.1038/ncpgasthep1280);Is capsule endoscopy effective for screening and surveillance of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-11

  Ruff, Kevin C ^a   Sharma, Virender K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NOTE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58149503992     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: 17434386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep1318     Document Type: Erratum

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