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Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in the patient population of Kumasi, Ghana: Indications and findings

INTRODUCTION: Characteristics of patients undergoing Upper GI endoscopy (UGIE) in Kumasi, Ghana are largely unknown. This paper reviews the work of three endoscopy units in Kumasi. METHODS: A review of the records of patients undergoing diagnostic UGIE in the three centers from October 2006 to Decem...

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Autores principales:	Gyedu, Adam, Yorke, Joseph
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4250021/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25478048 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.18.327.4806

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