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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage: A retrospective comparison of abscess- and elective tonsillectomy

G. Lehnerdt Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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K. Senska Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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K. Jahnke Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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M. Fischer Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Pages 1312-1317 | Received 10 Mar 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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