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Effect of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy on serum gastrin levels: Does presence ofH. Pylori make a difference?

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  1. Division of Digestive Diseases Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi

    J. S. Mathews MD, H. M. El-Newihi MD, J. L. Achord MD & A. A. Mihas MD

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Mathews, J.S., El-Newihi, H.M., Achord, J.L. et al. Effect of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy on serum gastrin levels: Does presence ofH. Pylori make a difference?. Digest Dis Sci 40, 622–623 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02064381

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