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S-carboxymethylcysteine in otitis media with effusion

A double-blind study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Jamsheed A. Khan
Affiliation:
Glasgow
Paul Marcus
Affiliation:
Glasgow
Stuart W. Cummings
Affiliation:
Glasgow

Abstract

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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1981

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