Normal lower esophageal sphincter pressure: A comparison of rapid vs. slow pull-through techniques

Gastroenterology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1980, Pages 1446-1451

  Welch, R W ^a   Drake, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; HUMAN CELL; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE;

EID: 0018853331     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(19)30499-8     Document Type: Article

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