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MOUTH/PHARYNX

Children with severe or moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome show a high incidence of persistence after adenotonsillectomy

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Pages 1208-1214 | Received 07 Mar 2012, Accepted 12 May 2012, Published online: 01 Oct 2012

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