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Tuberculous left vocal cord palsy: a timely reminder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. R. L. Hamilton*
Affiliation:
Regional Thoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
G. Varghese
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Forster Green Hospital, Belfast BT8 4HD, Northern Ireland
H. W. H. Shepperd
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland.
H. M. Stevenson
Affiliation:
Regional Thoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
*
J. R. L. Hamilton, Senior Registrar Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Killingbeck Hospital, York Road, Leeds LS14.

Abstract

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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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