Diagnosis of primary versus secondary achalasia: Reassessment of clinical and radiographic criteria

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 727-731

  Woodfield, C A ^a   Levine, M S ^a   Rubesin, S E ^a   Langlotz, C P ^a   Igor, L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0033851015     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.175.3.1750727     Document Type: Article

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