Is a patient with asymptomatic esophagitis really hyposensitive to acid and distention?

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 318-319

  Yamasaki, Takahisa ^a   Watari, Jiro ^a   Oshima, Tadayuki ^a   Tomita, Toshihiko ^a   Miwa, Hiroto ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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EID: 80054933165     PISSN: 20930879     EISSN: 20930887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5056/jnm.2011.17.3.318     Document Type: Note

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