Aperistalsis of the Esophagus and Colon (megaesophagus and Megacolon) Etiologically Related to Chagas' Disease

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Journal Am J Dig Dis

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 1961 Aug 1

PMID 13699128

Citations 4

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R FERREIRA-SANTOS

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