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Original Article

Alkaline Oesophageal Reflux-An Artefact Due to Oxygen Corrosion of Antimony pH Electrodes

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Pages 1084-1088 | Received 31 Mar 1992, Accepted 14 Jul 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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