Office-Based Ultrathin Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in a Primary Care Setting
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1557-2625,1558-7118
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.6.438