Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 11 , Pages 1757-1759 , November 2010

Effect of tonsillectomy on the level of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) in patients with recurrent tonsillitis

  • A. Kasperska-Zajac

      Affiliations

    • Chair and Clinical Department of Internal Diseases, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Chair and Clinical Department of Internal Diseases, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, ul. Ceglana 35, 40-925 Katowice, Poland. Tel.: +48 601837333.
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  • E. Czecior

      Affiliations

    • Chair and Clinical Department of Otolaryngology in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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  • G. Namyslowski

      Affiliations

    • Chair and Clinical Department of Otolaryngology in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Received 19 May 2010 ,Accepted 29 July 2010.

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PII: S0954-6111(10)00347-1

doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.07.024

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 11 , Pages 1757-1759 , November 2010

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