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Upper airway obstruction, sleep disturbance and adenotonsillectomy in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. C. Swift
A. C. Swift*
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Liverpool
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Mr. A. C. Swift, F.R.C.S., F.R.C.S.E.d., Senior Registrar in Otolaryngology, University Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Prescott street, PO Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX.
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 5 , May 1988 , pp. 419 - 422
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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