Performance of gastric cancer screening by endoscopy testing through the National Cancer Screening Program of Korea
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Gastric Cancer Screening in Korea: Report on the National Cancer Screening Program in 2008
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Science
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1347-9032
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2011.01982.x