Esophageal Disorders Caused by Medications, Trauma, and Infection

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  Katzka, David A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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