Palatine tonsil size in obese, overweight, and normal-weight children with sleep-disordered breathing

@article{Wang2010PalatineTS,
  title={Palatine tonsil size in obese, overweight, and normal-weight children with sleep-disordered breathing},
  author={Jong Hwan Wang and Yoo-Sam Chung and Young Wook Cho and Do-Youn Kim and Jong Sook Yi and Ji Seon Bae and Myung Joo Shim},
  journal={Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery},
  year={2010},
  volume={142},
  pages={516 - 519}
}
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