Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 422-431 , September 2008

Is all ineffective esophageal motility the same? A clinical and high-frequency intraluminal US study

Received 2 November 2006 ,Accepted 12 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.11.039

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 422-431 , September 2008

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