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Tetanus presenting as dysphagia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. Kasanzew
Affiliation:
Senior House Officer in Ear Nose and Throat Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol
B. Browne
Affiliation:
Registrar in Anaesthetics, Southmead Hospital, Bristol
P. Dawes*
Affiliation:
Registrar in Ear Nose and Throat Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol
*
Mr. Patrick Dawes, 37 Eastfield Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 4AE

Abstract

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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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