Chronic rhinosinusitis and biofilms

@article{Ramadan2004ChronicRA,
  title={Chronic rhinosinusitis and biofilms},
  author={Hassan Ramadan and Jose A. Sanclement and John G. Thomas},
  journal={Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery},
  year={2004},
  volume={132},
  pages={414 - 417}
}
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