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Aetiology and treatment of persistent middle-ear effusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

G. D. L. Smyth  and
S. Hall
G. D. L. Smyth*
Affiliation:
Belfast
S. Hall
Affiliation:
Belfast
*
Mr. G. D. L. Smyth, Eye and Ear Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 97 , Issue 12 , December 1983 , pp. 1085 - 1089
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1983

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