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Hypertrophic tonsils causing articulation defect

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    Ishwar Singh, Rajni Pathania, Jagat Singh & S. P. S. Yadav

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Singh, I., Gathwala, G., Pathania, R. et al. Hypertrophic tonsils causing articulation defect. Indian J Pediatr 61, 106–107 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02753572

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