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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;214(4):171-172.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.50945.

POEM for achalasia: Looking good, but the final verses are yet to be penned

Ian Js Cook  1
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Editorial

POEM for achalasia: Looking good, but the final verses are yet to be penned

Ian Js Cook. Med J Aust. 2021 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Deglutition disorders; Endoscopy; Esophageal diseases.

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