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Original Research

Indications and Postoperative Outcomes of Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy at a Private Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Zephania Saitabau Abraham1 Department of Surgery, University of Dodoma, College of Health and Allied Sciences, Dodoma, TanzaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Aveline Aloyce Kahinga2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Kassim Babu Mapondella2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Enica Richard Massawe2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Daudi Ntunaguzi2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Pages 35-38 | Published online: 19 May 2020

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