Insulin-like growth factor alpha changes after tonsillectomy for obstructive and nonobstructive causes
Authors:
- Ashraf RaafatARAshraf Raafat
- Eman AesaEAEman Aesa
- Seham FathySFSeham Fathy
Open Access
- 1 October 2014
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
- Vol. 30 (4) , 343-346
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