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Endoscopy 2003; 35(1): 93
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-36400
Letter to the Editor
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Reply to Chung et al.

G.  Costamagna1 , A.  Tringali1 , S.  K.  Shah1 , M.  Mutignani1 , G.  Zuccalà1 , V.  Perri1
  • 1Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, A. Gemelli University Hospital, Rome, Italy
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02 January 2003 (online)

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