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Sleep apnoea due to bilateral peritonsillar abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. K. Lau*
Affiliation:
Liverpool
*
Mr. Sai-Kit Lau, ENT Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.

Abstract

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Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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