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Mouth/Pharynx

Patient Contact with Healthcare Professionals after Elective Tonsillectomy

Hannu Valtonen From the Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; Central Hospital of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yrjö Qvarnberg Central Hospital of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland
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Karin Blomgren Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 1086-1089 | Received 14 Jan 2004, Accepted 07 Apr 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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