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. 2021 Jan;54(1):4-6.
doi: 10.5946/ce.2021.047. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

Colon Capsule Endoscopy: An Alternative for Conventional Colonoscopy?

Britt B S L Houwen  1 , Evelien Dekker  1
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Colon Capsule Endoscopy: An Alternative for Conventional Colonoscopy?

Britt B S L Houwen et al. Clin Endosc. 2021 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Evelien Dekker received equipment on loan from Olympus and Fujifilm, Evelien Dekker received a research grant from FujiFilm, a consulting fee for medical advice from Tillots, Olympus, Fujifilm, GI Supply and CPP-FAP and a speakers’ fee from Olympus, Roche and GI Supply. Evelien Dekker has been an Editorial Board member of Clinical Endoscopy; however, she was not involved in the peer reviewer selection, evaluation, or decision process of this article. The other author has no potential conflicts of interest.

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  • Clin Endosc. 54:92.

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