Pain versus bleeding risk following tonsillectomy: do patients and doctors agree?
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-2151,1748-5460
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215109004514