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Esophageal solid bolus transit: studies using combined multichannel intraluminal impedance and manometry in healthy volunteers

  1. C. L. Chen1,*,
  2. C. H. Yi1,
  3. A. S. B. Chou2,
  4. T. T. Liu1

Article first published online: 6 MAR 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2012.01329.x

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Diseases of the Esophagus

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volume 26, Issue 1, pages 91–96, January 2013

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Chen, C. L., Yi, C. H., Chou, A. S. B. and Liu, T. T. (2013), Esophageal solid bolus transit: studies using combined multichannel intraluminal impedance and manometry in healthy volunteers. Diseases of the Esophagus, 26: 91–96. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2012.01329.x

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  1. 1

    Departments of Medicine

  2. 2

    Radiology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

*Dr. Chien-Lin Chen, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien 970, Taiwan. Email: harry.clchen@msa.hinet.net

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  2. Article first published online: 6 MAR 2012

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