Endosonographic evaluation of the patient with achalasia

Endoscopy

Volumn 30, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Van Dam, J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY;

ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS;

EID: 0032134247     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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