Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 62-66 , April 2010

Screening for Barrett's esophagus

  • Matt Atkinson, MD
    • ,
  • Amitabh Chak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Amitabh Chak, MD, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Wearn 247, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106

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 The authors have no direct financial interests that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted manuscript.

 The illustration for Figure 1 of this manuscript was redrawn by Jason LeVasseur, applied art studio (www.appliedartstudio.com).

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doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2010.02.009

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 62-66 , April 2010

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