Is bigger always better?

Joan B. Gornals

doi:10.1055/a-1096-3494

Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2020; 52(03): 170-171
DOI: 10.1055/a-1096-3494

Editorial

Is bigger always better?

Referring to Parsa N et al. p. 211–219

Joan B. Gornals

Endoscopy Unit, Digestive Diseases Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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