Post-tonsillectomy bleeding in children with von Willebrand disease: A single-institution experience
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عنوان ژورنال: Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0194-5998,1097-6817
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.01.029