1807 Esophageal Melanocytosis: An Uncommon Finding
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0002-9270,1572-0241
DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000596760.97128.fa