Our experience of the increased rates of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage in 1538 children with pre-operative infective symptoms or signs
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James Johnston
Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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James Johnston, University of Auckland, Department of Surgery, PO Box 99743, Newmarket, Auckland 1149, New Zealand.
Email: jj.johnston@auckland.ac.nz
Search for more papers by this authorAaron Vergeer
Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorNatasha Donaldson
Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorSubhaschandra Shetty
Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorMurali Mahadevan
Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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James Johnston
Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Correspondence
James Johnston, University of Auckland, Department of Surgery, PO Box 99743, Newmarket, Auckland 1149, New Zealand.
Email: jj.johnston@auckland.ac.nz
Search for more papers by this authorAaron Vergeer
Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorNatasha Donaldson
Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorSubhaschandra Shetty
Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorMurali Mahadevan
Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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None to declare.
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