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Ear, Nose and Throat in Ancient Egypt Part III

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ahmes L. Pahor*
Affiliation:
Birmingham
*
Consultant ENT Surgeon, Dudley Road Hospital, P. O. Box 293, Birmingham B18 7QH

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Footnotes

NB Parts I and II were published in the August and September issues respectively. The references at the end of part III are for all three parts and reprints will be available for the complete paper.

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