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Role and integration of mechanisms controlling gastric emptying

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Horowitz, M., Dent, J., Fraser, R. et al. Role and integration of mechanisms controlling gastric emptying. Digest Dis Sci 39 (Suppl 12), 7S–13S (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02300360

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