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. 1962 Mar;30(3):155–182.

The Aetiology and Treatment of Achalasia of the Cardia

Hunterian Lecture delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 12th January 1961

F G Ellis
PMCID: PMC2414172  PMID: 13889974

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