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Variations in treatment of peritonsillar abscess in four Nordic countries

Johanna WiksténDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki University, Faculty of Medicine, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karin BlomgrenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki University, Faculty of Medicine, Helsinki, Finland
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Thomas ErikssonDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden
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Liviu GuldfredDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Mette BrattDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, St Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Anne PitkärantaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki University, Faculty of Medicine, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 813-817 | Received 31 Oct 2013, Accepted 06 Mar 2014, Published online: 16 Jun 2014

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