Aerosol generation during routine rhinologic surgeries and in‐office procedures
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Quality of life comparison in common rhinologic surgeries
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عنوان ژورنال: Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2378-8038,2378-8038
DOI: 10.1002/lio2.520