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Clinical Focus: Respiratory Disorders, Allergies, and Infectious Diseases

Vocal Cord Dysfunction in Athletes: Clinical Presentation and Review of the Literature

Ali Al-Alwan University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VTCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD &
David Kaminsky University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT
, MD
Pages 22-27 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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