PEDIATRICS Vol. 95 No. 3 March 1995, pp. 372
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X-RAY TREATMENT OF TONSILS AND ADENOIDS IS NOT ONLY SAFE BUT ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS—AS VIEWED IN 1921

T. E. C. Jr MD

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