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Mouth/Pharynx

Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage: cost-benefit analysis of prolonged hospitalization

Erich VyskocilDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;
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Wolf-Dieter BaumgartnerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;
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Matthaeus Ch. GraslDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;
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Stephan GraslDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;
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Christoph ArnoldnerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;
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Johannes SteyrerInterdisciplinary Institute for Management and Organisational Behaviour, Vienna, Austria;
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Boban M. ErovicDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ;Institute for Head and Neck Diseases, Evangelical Hospital Vienna, Vienna, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 597-602 | Received 19 Feb 2020, Accepted 14 Mar 2020, Published online: 11 Apr 2020

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