Elongated uvula and diagnostic utility of spirometry in upper airway obstruction
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Chronic Pharyngitis with Elongated Uvula
Physician in charge ot the 1 hroat Department of the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Lung India
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0970-2113
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.59266