Achalasia in siblings in infancy

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 887-888

  Sadashiva Rao, P ^a   Vijaykumar, ^a   Rao, P L N G ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Infancy; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035465379     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02762120     Document Type: Article

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