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Serum Pepsinogens in Gastric Cancer Screening

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Correa, P. Serum Pepsinogens in Gastric Cancer Screening. Dig Dis Sci 55, 2123–2125 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-010-1248-8

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