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The management of aural polyps

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

H. L. Tay
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Freeman Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
S. S. M. Hussain*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Freeman Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr S. S. M. Hussain, Associate Professor and Chief, ENT Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan. Fax: (92) 21 4934294

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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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