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Original Article

Priority and prejudice: does low socioeconomic status bias waiting time for endoscopy? A blinded, randomized survey

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Pages 621-625 | Received 12 Oct 2017, Accepted 02 Nov 2017, Published online: 16 Nov 2017

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