Reply to Ferreira et al.

Endoscopy 2017; 49(07): 721
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-109431

Letter to the editor

Authors

Elisabeth Waldmann

¹Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

²Austrian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (OEGGH) Quality Assurance Working Group, Vienna, Austria
Georg Heinze

³Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Section for Clinical Biometrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Monika Ferlitsch

¹Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

²Austrian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (OEGGH) Quality Assurance Working Group, Vienna, Austria

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