Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 69, Issue 6 , Pages 1011-1013 , May 2009

It takes two to tango: dance steps for diagnosing Barrett's esophagus

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.08.010

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 69, Issue 6 , Pages 1011-1013 , May 2009

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