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Gastroparesis Refractory to Prokinetics: Neuromuscolar Unresponsiveness or Faulty Bioavailability of the Drug?

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy

    Mauro Bortolotti MD, Lorenzo Gentilini MD, Claudia Morselli MD, Matteo Giovannini MD & Mario Miglioli MD

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Policlinico S. Orsola, via Massarrenti 9, Bologna, 40138, Italy

    Mauro Bortolotti MD

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Bortolotti, M., Gentilini, L., Morselli, C. et al. Gastroparesis Refractory to Prokinetics: Neuromuscolar Unresponsiveness or Faulty Bioavailability of the Drug?. Dig Dis Sci 50, 882–884 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-2659-9

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