The prevalence of ear, nose and throat problems in the community: results from a national cross-sectional postal survey in Scotland

Family Practice - Tập 22 Số 3 - Trang 227-233 - 2005
Philip C Hannaford1, J. A. Simpson1, A F Bisset1, Adrian Davis1, W. S. McKerrow1, Robert Mills1
1Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Foresterhill Health Centre, Westburn Road, Aberdeen AB25 2AY, UK

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