Assessment of the role of the Edinburgh dysphagia score in referral triage in a national service evaluation of the urgent suspected upper gastrointestinal cancer pathway

The British Society of Gastroenterology has recommended the Edinburgh Dysphagia Score (EDS) to risk‐stratify dysphagia referrals during the endoscopy COVID recovery phase.

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