Low-cost disposable endoscope: pros and cons

Mihai Ciocîrlan

doi:10.1055/a-0959-6003

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2019; 07(09): E1184-E1186
DOI: 10.1055/a-0959-6003

Editorial

Low-cost disposable endoscope: pros and cons

Mihai Ciocîrlan

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Agrippa Ionescu” Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

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