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Commentary on “Endoscopically Directed Middle Meatal Cultures versus Maxillary Sinus Taps in Acute Bacterial Maxillary Rhinosinusitis: A Meta-Analysis”
The following commentary refers to the above-named article by Benninger, Payne, Ferguson, et al, which appeared in the January 2006 edition of this Journal. See vol. 134, no. 1, pp. 3–9.
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