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Electrogastrography

Current assessment and future perspectives

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    Thomas L. Abell MD &  Juan -R. Malagelada MD

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This work was supported in part by National Institutes of Health Grant AM-26428 and Core Grant AM-34988.

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Abell, T.L., Malagelada, J.R. Electrogastrography. Digest Dis Sci 33, 982–992 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01535995

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