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. 1964 Jul;43(7):1472–1479. doi: 10.1172/JCI105023

Presbyesophagus: Esophageal Motility in Nonagenarians*

Konrad H Soergel 1,2,†, F Frank Zboralske 1,2,‡, John R Amberg 1,2
PMCID: PMC289623  PMID: 14192528

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