Current advances in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a focus on esophageal protection
- Authors: Maev IV1, Andreev DN1, Kucheryavyy Y.A1, Shaburov RI1
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- Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
- Issue: Vol 91, No 8 (2019)
- Pages: 4-11
- Section: Editorial
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0040-3660/article/view/33567
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.26442/00403660.2019.08.000387
- ID: 33567
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I V Maev
Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistryд.м.н., проф., академик РАН, зав. каф. пропедевтики внутренних болезней и гастроэнтерологии, заслуженный врач РФ, заслуженный деятель науки РФ Moscow, Russia
D N Andreev
Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
Email: dna-mit8@mail.ru
к.м.н., доц. каф. пропедевтики внутренних болезней и гастроэнтерологии Moscow, Russia
Yu A Kucheryavyy
Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistryк.м.н., доц. каф. пропедевтики внутренних болезней и гастроэнтерологии Moscow, Russia
R I Shaburov
Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistryк.м.н., ассистент каф. пропедевтики внутренних болезней и гастроэнтерологии Moscow, Russia
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