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Beta-adrenoreceptor agonists for diffuse esophageal spasm

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  1. First Department of Internal Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan

    Shinichi Okamura, Hirokazu Oshimoto, Teruhiko Sakamoto, Motoyasu Kusano, Toshikazu Sekiguchi & Masatomo Mori

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Received: January 9, 2001 / Accepted: September 14, 2001

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Okamura, S., Oshimoto, H., Sakamoto, T. et al. Beta-adrenoreceptor agonists for diffuse esophageal spasm. J Gastroenterol 37, 229–230 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005350200026

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