A pharyngeal foreign body presenting as a painful neck mass
β Scribed by Natalie M.W. Leung; Hing Sang Chan; Alexander C. Vlantis; Michael C.F. Tong
- Book ID
- 113834704
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 751 KB
- Volume
- 143
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0194-5998
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