Post‐infectious gastroparesis: Clinical and electerogastrographic aspects

@article{Naftali2007PostinfectiousGC,
  title={Post‐infectious gastroparesis: Clinical and electerogastrographic aspects},
  author={Timna Naftali and Ron Yishai and Tsili Zangen and Arie Levine},
  journal={Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology},
  year={2007},
  volume={22},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:26506859}
}
The aim of this study was to identify post‐viral gastroparesis and to characterize clinical and electrogastrographic aspects of the disease and their usefulness as a diagnostic tool.
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