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Original Article

Quality of Life Assessment after Laparoscopic and Open Fundoplications Results of a Prospective, Clinical Study

A. Blomqvist Dept. of Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, Sahlgren's University Hospital, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, and Astra Hässle, Mölndal, Sweden
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H. Lönroth Dept. of Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, Sahlgren's University Hospital, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, and Astra Hässle, Mölndal, Sweden
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J. Dalenbäck Dept. of Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, Sahlgren's University Hospital, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, and Astra Hässle, Mölndal, Sweden
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M. Ruth Dept. of Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, Sahlgren's University Hospital, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, and Astra Hässle, Mölndal, Sweden
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I. Wiklund Dept. of Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, Sahlgren's University Hospital, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, and Astra Hässle, Mölndal, Sweden
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L. Lundell Dept. of Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, Sahlgren's University Hospital, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, and Astra Hässle, Mölndal, Sweden
Pages 1052-1058 | Received 05 Mar 1996, Accepted 17 Jun 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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