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Mouth/Pharynx

Does the Tonsillar Surface Flora Differ in Children with and without Tonsillar Disease?

Birgit K. Van Staaij Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Utrecht
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Emma H. Van Den Akker Department of Otolaryngology Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Utrecht
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Elisabeth H. M. De Haas Van Dorsser Department of Otolaryngology Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Utrecht
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Andre Fleer Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation University Medical Center Utrecht
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Arno W. Hoes Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Utrecht
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Anne G. M. Schilder Department of Otolaryngology Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Utrecht
Pages 873-878 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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