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Original Article

Post-operative morbidity and 1-year outcomes in CO2-laser tonsillotomy versus dissection tonsillectomy

Evelijn S. LourijsenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, HagaZiekenhuis, the Hague, the Netherlands
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Justin E. R. E. Wong ChungDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, HagaZiekenhuis, the Hague, the Netherlands
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Jan Pieter KoopmanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, HagaZiekenhuis, the Hague, the Netherlands
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Henk M. BlomDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, HagaZiekenhuis, the Hague, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 983-990 | Received 18 Jan 2016, Accepted 11 Apr 2016, Published online: 25 May 2016

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