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Adenoid histamine and its possible relationship to secretory otitis media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. P. Collins*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Clinical Pharmacology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, S09 4XY
M. K. Church
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Clinical Pharmacology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, S09 4XY
K. N. Bakhshi
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Clinical Pharmacology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, S09 4XY
J. Osborne
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Clinical Pharmacology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, S09 4XY
*
M. P. Collins, FRCSI, 23, Avondale Lawn Extension, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland.

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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1985

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