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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2011; 02(01): 029-030
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1700305
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A randomized trial comparing uncovered and partially covered self- expandable metal stents in the palliation of distal malignant biliary obstruction

Telford J J.
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Carr-Locke D L.
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Baron T H.
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Poneros J M.
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Bounds B C.
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Kelsey P B.
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Schapiro R H.
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Huang C S.
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Lichtenstein D R.
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Jacobson B C.
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Saltzman J R.
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Thompson C C.
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Forcione D G.
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Gostout C J.
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Brugge W R.
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26 September 2019 (online)

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