Meta-analysis: the diagnostic value of alarm symptoms for upper gastrointestinal malignancy
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عنوان ژورنال: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0269-2813
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02251.x