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The American College of Gastroenterology’s New Guidelines on Achalasia: What Clinicians Need to Know

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Michael F. Vaezi has served as a consultant for and received grants from Takeda.

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Vaezi, M.F. The American College of Gastroenterology’s New Guidelines on Achalasia: What Clinicians Need to Know. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 15, 358 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-013-0358-9

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