Esophageal pharmacology and treatment of primary motility disorders
- 1 December 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Diseases of the Esophagus
- Vol. 12 (4) , 241-257
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2050.1999.00059.x
Abstract
Summary. Swallowing is a complex mechanism based on the coordinated collaboration of tongue, pharynx and esophagus. Disturbances of this interplay or disordersKeywords
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