Addressing bias in polyp size measurement

Cesare Hassan; Allesandro Repici; Douglas K. Rex

doi:10.1055/s-0042-112580

Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2016; 48(10): 881-883
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-112580

Editorial

Addressing bias in polyp size measurement

Cesare Hassan

¹Endoscopy Unit, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy

,

Allesandro Repici

²Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas University, Rozzano, Milano, Italy

,

Douglas K. Rex

³Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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