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Comment
. 2003 Aug;52(8):1079-80.
doi: 10.1136/gut.52.8.1079.

Barrett's oesophagus: epidemiology comes up with a surprise

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Barrett's oesophagus: epidemiology comes up with a surprise

R C Heading. Gut. 2003 Aug.
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