Nasal polyps: An update

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 500-504

  McGarry, Gerald ^a   Melia, Louise ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70350141542     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2009.70.9.43865     Document Type: Conference Paper

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