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Value of screening the laryngopharyngeal area during routine upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

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Raju, G. Value of screening the laryngopharyngeal area during routine upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2, 22–23 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0064

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