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An update on the physiology of the components of the upper esophageal sphincter

✍ Scribed by Ivan M. Lang; Reza Shaker

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1994
Tongue: English
Weight: 402 KB
Volume: 9
Category: Article
ISSN: 0179-051X
DOI: 10.1007/bf00301915

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