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Shohei Sumi1, Norihisa Ishimura1, Hironobu Mikami1

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine II, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan.

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
|July 2, 2021
PubMed
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Gastric acidGastroesophageal refluxPotassium-competitive acid blockerProton pump inhibitors

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