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The comparison of histopathological characteristics of polyps in asthmatic and nonasthmatic patients

Mojtaba Mohammadi Ardehali1, Amin Amali, Mehdi Bakhshaee

  • 1Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
|April 28, 2009
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