Multiple rapid swallowing in idiopathic achalasia: From conventional to high resolution manometry [3]

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 780-781

  Fox, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SWALLOWING;

DEGLUTITION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; HUMANS; MANOMETRY;

EID: 34548167822     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2007.00980.x     Document Type: Letter

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