A Patient with Achalasia Misdiagnosed as Asthma Until Age 17

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Medicine

سال: 2013

ISSN: 1738-9364

DOI: 10.3904/kjm.2013.85.3.308