Endoscopy 2013; 45(11): 866-868
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Choosing weapons in Barrett’s esophagus
Nicholas J. Shaheen
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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