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Sleep apnoea due to bilateral peritonsillar abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. K. Lau
S. K. Lau*
Affiliation:
Liverpool
*
Mr. Sai-Kit Lau, ENT Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 6 , June 1987 , pp. 617 - 618
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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