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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2008; 14(39): 6030-6035
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6030
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6030
Is ineffective esophageal motility associated with gastropharyngeal reflux disease?
Kyung Yup Kim, Gwang Ha Kim, Dong Uk Kim, Geun Am Song, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
Soo Geun Wang, Byung Joo Lee, Jin Choon Lee, Department of Otolaryngology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
Do Youn Park, Department of Pathology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim KY and Kim GH contributed equally to this work; Kim GH, Park DY and Song GA designed the research; Kim KY, Kim GH, Kim DU, Wang SG, Lee BJ and Lee JC performed the research; Kim GH and Park DY analyzed the data; and Kim KY and Kim GH wrote the paper.
Supported by A grant of The Korean Institute of Medicine
Correspondence to: Gwang Ha Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10 Ami-dong, Seo-Gu, Busan 602-739, South Korea. doc0224@pusan.ac.kr
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Received: September 3, 2008
Revised: September 27, 2008
Accepted: October 4, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
Revised: September 27, 2008
Accepted: October 4, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
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