Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 8 , Pages 539-540 , August 2010

Wireless capsule endoscopy: A proven role in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

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doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.05.015

Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 8 , Pages 539-540 , August 2010

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