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Editorial
. 1998 Dec 12;317(7173):1606-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7173.1606.

Proton pump inhibitors may mask early gastric cancer. Dyspeptic patients over 45 should undergo endoscopy before these drugs are started

S M Griffin, S A Raimes
Editorial

Proton pump inhibitors may mask early gastric cancer. Dyspeptic patients over 45 should undergo endoscopy before these drugs are started

S M Griffin et al. BMJ. .
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