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Original Article

Penetration of Administered IgG into the Maxillary Sinus and Long-term Clinical Effects of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy on Sinusitis in Primary Hypogammaglobulinaemia

Paul Williams Blood Transfusion Centre, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK
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Aileen White Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK
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Janet A. Wilson Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK
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Peng Lee Yap Blood Transfusion Centre, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK
Pages 550-555 | Received 09 May 1990, Accepted 06 Sep 1990, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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