Achalasia cardia in mother and son

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 109-

  Sachdev, Atul ^a,b   Bimaljit, Sandhu ^a   D'Cruz, Sanjay ^a   Lehi, Sarbmeet S ^a   Agarwal, Vikas ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Medical College Campus ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Esophageal motility disorder; Familial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042740886     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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