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Laryngeal obstruction—a rare presentation of leukaemia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. R. Welch*
Affiliation:
Leicester
R. P. E. Barton
Affiliation:
Leicester
*
A. R. Welch, Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE.

Abstract

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Clinical records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1984

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