American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease)

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 517-533

  Kirchhoff, L V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; BENZNIDAZOLE; NIFEDIPINE; NIFURTIMOX;

BARIUM MEAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; COLON DISEASE; DENERVATION; DIET THERAPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MEGACOLON; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029837236     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8553(05)70261-2     Document Type: Article

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