Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 8, Issue 9 , Pages 741-742 , September 2010

Benefit of Acid-Suppressive Therapy in Chronic Laryngitis: The Devil Is in the Details

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 Conflicts of interest The author discloses no conflicts.

PII: S1542-3565(10)00549-5

doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.05.024

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 8, Issue 9 , Pages 741-742 , September 2010

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