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. 1961 Jun;40(6):954–970. doi: 10.1172/JCI104335

HEARTBURN IN LATE PREGNANCY. MANOMETRIC STUDIES OF ESOPHAGEAL MOTOR FUNCTION*

Richard Nagler 1, Howard M Spiro 1
PMCID: PMC290813  PMID: 13727455

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