Reply to Jin et al.

Endoscopy 2019; 51(12): 1186
DOI: 10.1055/a-1012-1931

Letter to the editor

Authors

Kirles Bishay

¹Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nauzer Forbes

²Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

³Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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