Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 295-296 , February 2008

Magnetic enhancement of the lower esophageal sphincter

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.08.032

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 295-296 , February 2008

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