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Swallowed radiolucent dental prostheses: Risk of extraluminal oesophageal perforation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. P. Youngs ,
D. Gatland  and
J. Brookes
R. P. Youngs*
Affiliation:
London
D. Gatland
Affiliation:
London
J. Brookes
Affiliation:
London
*
R. P. Youngs F.R.C.S., ENT Department, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE.
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 71 - 73
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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