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Research Article

Effect of Submucosal Diathermy to the Inferior Turbinates on Unilateral and Total Nasal Airflow in Patients with Rhinitis

Stuart M. Quine, Paul M. Aitken, Ronald Eccles From the Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Wales and the Common Cold Centre, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Pages 911-915 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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