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. 1964 Dec;43(12):2272–2278. doi: 10.1172/JCI105101

“Squeeze” vs. Resistance: An Evaluation of the Mechanism of Sphincter Competence^{^*}

Lauran D Harris ^1,², Charles E Pope II ^1,²

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