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Research Article

Pain Treatment after Tonsillectomy: Advantages of Analgesics Regularly Given Compared with Analgesics on Demand

Gunilla Thorneman From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Jan Åkervall From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Pages 986-989 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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