Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 432-433 , September 2008

How effective are we at understanding ineffective esophageal motility?

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.03.1124

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 432-433 , September 2008

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