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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed from Esophageal Diverticula in a Patient with Dermatomyositis

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    Mohammad Al-Haddad & Massimo Raimondo

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Al-Haddad, M., Raimondo, M. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed from Esophageal Diverticula in a Patient with Dermatomyositis. Dig Dis Sci 52, 137–139 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-9029-5

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