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Original Article

Can Endoscopic Biopsy Specimens Be Used for Reliable Laurén Classification of Gastric Cancer?

L.-E. Hansson Dept. of Surgery, Dept. of Cancer Epidemiology, and Dept. of Pathology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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A. Lindgren Dept. of Surgery, Dept. of Cancer Epidemiology, and Dept. of Pathology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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O. Nyrén Dept. of Surgery, Dept. of Cancer Epidemiology, and Dept. of Pathology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Pages 711-715 | Received 15 Nov 1995, Accepted 26 Jan 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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