A case-control study of endoscopy and mortality from adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or gastric cardia in persons with GERD
โ Scribed by David J. Kearney; Casey Crump; Charles Maynard; Edward J. Boyko
- Book ID
- 118523844
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 73 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6779
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