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Vomiting and the small intestine

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  1. D. G. Thompson MD, MRCP

    Present address: The London Hospital, London E-1, England

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  1. Gastroenterology Unit, Mayo Clinic, 55905, Rochester, Minnesotal

    D. G. Thompson MD, MRCP &  J. -R. Malagelada MD (the recipient of Research Career Development Award AM 00330 from the National Institutes of Health)

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Supported in part by King Edward VII Hospital Fund for London and the Wellcome Trust.

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Thompson, D.G., Malagelada, J.R. Vomiting and the small intestine. Digest Dis Sci 27, 1121–1125 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01391451

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