Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 7 , Pages 802-803 , June 2005

Eosinophil: the new lord of (esophageal) rings

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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 7 , Pages 802-803 , June 2005

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