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. 2002 May;50(Suppl 4):iv13–iv16. doi: 10.1136/gut.50.suppl_4.iv13

Role of endoscopy and biopsy in the work up of dyspepsia

G Tytgat
PMCID: PMC1867697  PMID: 11953339

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