Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 165-167 , January 2005

Three brothers with dysphagia caused by eosinophilic esophagitis

  • Sonal M. Patel, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sonal M. Patel, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Dana 501, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215.
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  • Kenneth R. Falchuk, MD

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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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