Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 68, Issue 5 , Pages 859-866 , November 2008

The value of traditional upper endoscopy as a diagnostic test for Barrett's esophagus

Received 26 October 2007 ,Accepted 18 February 2008.

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PII: S0016-5107(08)00321-0

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.02.064

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 68, Issue 5 , Pages 859-866 , November 2008

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