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Chlamydia trachomatis as an aetiological agent of ‘glue ear’ infections in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. C. Wells*
Affiliation:
Southampton
*
Mr. S. C. Wells, F.R.C.S., Consultant ENT Surgeon, Musgrove Park Branch, Taunton and Somerset Hospital, Taunton, Somerset TA1 5DA.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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