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. 1991 Aug;32(8):841–844. doi: 10.1136/gut.32.8.841

Palliation of malignant dysphagia: surgery, radiotherapy, laser, intubation alone or in combination?

S G Bown 1
PMCID: PMC1378948  PMID: 1715837

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