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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2008; 14(37): 5707-5711
Published online Oct 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5707
Effects of anatomical position on esophageal transit time: A biomagnetic diagnostic technique
Teodoro Cordova-Fraga, Modesto Sosa, Carlos Wiechers, Jose Maria De la Roca-Chiapas, Alejandro Maldonado Moreles, Jesus Bernal-Alvarado, Raquel Huerta-Franco
Teodoro Cordova-Fraga, Modesto Sosa, Carlos Wiechers, Jose Maria De la Roca-Chiapas, Alejandro Maldonado Moreles, Jesus Bernal-Alvarado, Instituto de Física, Universidad de Guanajuato, León 37150, Gto., Mexico
Raquel Huerta-Franco, Instituto de Investigaciones sobre el Trabajo, Universidad de Guanajuato, León 37150, Gto., Mexico
Author contributions: Cordova-Fraga T and Sosa M designed the study; De la Roca-Chiapas JM and Huerta-Franco R wrote the manuscript; Wiechers C, Maldonado Moreles A and Bernal-Alvarado J contributed in data collection and conducted research; Huerta-Franco R and De la Roca-Chiapas JM contri-buted in analytic input and data analysis.
Supported by CONACYT grant, No. J51082
Correspondence to: Jose Maria De la Roca-Chiapas, Instituto de Física, Universidad de Guanajuato, Loma del Bosque 103, Lomas del Campestre, León 37150, Gto., Mexico. joseroca@fisica.ugto.mx
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Received: May 10, 2008
Revised: August 11, 2008
Accepted: August 18, 2008
Published online: October 7, 2008
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