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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Adjuvant local anaesthetics in the epipharyngeal space in day-case adenoidectomy: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

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Pages 51-55 | Received 19 Apr 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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