Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (cont.)
Medical Author:
Luigi Santacroce, MD
Coauthor:
Tommaso Losacco, MD
Medical Editor:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Ron Fuerst, MD
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Authors and EditorsCoauthor(s): Tommaso Losacco, MD, Residency Director of Digestive Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry and Surgery, Section of General Surgery, Medical and Dentistry School, State University at Bari, Italy. Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Ron Fuerst, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Carolina College of Medicine; Director, Children's Emergency Center, Children's Hospital of Richland Memorial Hospital. Last Editorial Review: 10/27/2005 Must Read Articles Related to Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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