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CO2 surgical laser in the management of bilateral vocal cord paralysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

U. Prasad*
Affiliation:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*
Professor U. Prasad, F.R.C.S.E., F.I.C.S., Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur 22–11, Malaysia.

Abstract

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Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1985

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