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    1. Thuma P (2001). Pharyngitis and tonsillitis. In RA Hoekelman et al., eds., Primary Pediatric Care, 4th ed., pp. 1744–1747. St. Louis: Mosby.

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    • Baum SG (2005). Adenovirus. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1835–1841. Philadelphia: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.

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    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference December 8, 2010
    Medical Review: Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
    Reference Charles M. Myer, III, MD - Otolaryngology


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