To play or not to play – with the adenoma detection rate

Monika Ferlitsch

doi:10.1055/s-0043-119217

Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2017; 49(11): 1029-1030
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-119217

Editorial

To play or not to play – with the adenoma detection rate

Referring to Rex DK et al. p. 1069–1074

Monika Ferlitsch

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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