A Young Man With a New Diagnosis of Achalasia

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 859-863

  Richter, Joel E ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS;

EID: 47949098663     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.02.061     Document Type: Article

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