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Research Article

Nomogram predicting macroscopic finding with limited or no clinical implication in 19175 patients referred to esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Bo BendvoldDepartment of Surgery, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Ragnar WebergDepartment of Medicine, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Anders HusbyDepartment of Surgery, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Arne RefsumDepartment of Surgery, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Kristoffer Watten BrudvikDepartment of Surgery, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway;Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Udo SchumacherUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, GermanyView further author information
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Article: 1203174 | Received 20 May 2016, Accepted 14 Jun 2016, Published online: 30 Jun 2016

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