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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 41, 2006 - Issue 12
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Twelve months’ follow-up after treatment with the EndoCinch endoscopic technique for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: A randomized, placebo-controlled study

Madeleine Montgomery Division of Surgery, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, and Centre of Gastrointestinal Disease, Ersta Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bengt Håkanson Division of Surgery, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, and Centre of Gastrointestinal Disease, Ersta Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Olle Ljungqvist Division of Surgery, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, and Centre of Gastrointestinal Disease, Ersta Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bo Ahlman Division of Surgery, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, and Centre of Gastrointestinal Disease, Ersta Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Anders Thorell Division of Surgery, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, and Centre of Gastrointestinal Disease, Ersta Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 1382-1389 | Received 15 Dec 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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