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An approach to the diagnosis and management of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis

Mark A Zacharek Henry Ford Health System, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, K8 Detroit, MI 48202, USA. Tel.: +1 313 916 3174, Fax: +1 313 916 7263. [email protected]
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Preeti N Malani University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor Veterans Healthcare System, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geriatric Medicine, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, 3116 Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–0378, USA. [email protected]
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Michael S Benninger Henry Ford Health System, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, K8 Detroit, MI 48202, USA. Tel.: +1 313 916 3174, Fax: +1 313 916 7263. [email protected]
Pages 271-278 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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