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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 8, 1988 - Issue 2
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Tonsillitis and respiratory infections of viral aetiology in a developing country

A. HossainDepartments of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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T.F. BakirDepartments of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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S.M. ZakzoukDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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D.K. SenguptaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Pages 108-111 | Received 19 Oct 1987, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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