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Young's syndrome (a case report)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Lesley A. Smallman*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, The Medical School, University of Birmingham
J. Oates
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
David W. Proops
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
*
Dr. Lesley A. Smallman, Department of Pathology, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TJ.

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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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