ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION FOR INTRACTABLE NASAL OBSTRUCTION OCCURRING IN PATIENTS WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS
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عنوان ژورنال: FUKUSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0016-2590,2185-4610
DOI: 10.5387/fms.49.15