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Comparison of tonsillar biofilms between patients with recurrent tonsillitis and a control group

Joo Hyun WooDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Gil Hospital, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sun Tae KimDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Gil Hospital, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea
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Il Gyu KangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Gil Hospital, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea
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Ju Hyoung LeeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Gil Hospital, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea
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Heung Eog ChaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Gil Hospital, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea
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Dong Young KimDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Gil Hospital, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea
Pages 1115-1120 | Received 13 Mar 2012, Accepted 14 Apr 2012, Published online: 12 Jun 2012

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