Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 7 , Pages 804-808 , June 2005

The yield and the predictors of esophageal pathology when upper endoscopy is used for the initial evaluation of dysphagia

Received 3 November 2004 ,Accepted 28 January 2005.

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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 7 , Pages 804-808 , June 2005

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