Esophageal stricture associated with alendronate therapy

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 489-491

  Levine, J ^a   Nelson, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030908754     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)89446-6     Document Type: Article

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