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TSP-9: A Barrett's Esophagus Biomarker Better Than Pathologists?
Joel H Rubenstein1, Matthew D Stachler2
1Center for Clinical Management Research, LTC Charles S. Kettles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Barrett's Esophagus Program, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Gastroenterology
|September 2, 2023
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