Optimal site for throat culture: tonsillar surface versus posterior pharyngeal wall.

van der Veen, E L

Optimal site for throat culture: tonsillar surface versus posterior pharyngeal wall. [electronic resource] - European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Aug 2006 - 750-3 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

0937-4477

10.1007/s00405-006-0046-6 doi


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