Capsule endoscopy in suspected crohn's disease: Yield does not equal diagnosis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2111-

  Doherty, Glen A ^a   Moss, Alan C ^a   Cheifetz, Adam S ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE ULCER; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS;

EID: 77956329428     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2010.203     Document Type: Letter

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