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Incidence and predictive factors of bleeding following tonsillectomy among pediatrics

A retrospective cohort study

Shmokh Alsalamah, Sultan Alsumairi, Abdulaziz Alaraifi, Abdulrhman Alfayez and Mohammed Halawani
Saudi Medical Journal July 2024, 45 (7) 694-699; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.7.20240253

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