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A critique on vagotomy, Part I. Historical and experimental

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    J. A. Schilling M.D.

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    W. J. Merle Scott M.D.

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Schilling, J.A., Scott, W.J.M. A critique on vagotomy, Part I. Historical and experimental. A. J. D. D. 15, 253–261 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03001580

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