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Upper Esophageal Sphincter Dysfunction in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

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  1. Department of Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil

    Roberto Oliveira Dantas

  2. Public Hospital of São Paulo State, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

    Rachel Aguiar Cassiani

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Dantas, R.O., Cassiani, R.A. Upper Esophageal Sphincter Dysfunction in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Dysphagia 34, 942–943 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-019-09988-7

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