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ORCID authors
J. Astl 0000-0002-8022-0200,
J. Hložek 0000-0002-3584-9747,
L. Dzan 0000-0003-3034-1845,
D. Kovář 0000-0002-7370-264X,
J. Rotnágl 0000-0003-2692-0342,
L. Petruželka 0000-0002-4397-0635,
R. Holý 0000-0001-8073-3658.
Accepted for review: 7. 4. 2024
Accepted for printing: 28. 6. 2024
Richard Holý, MD, PhD.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery
3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
Military University Hospital Prague
U Vojenské nemocnice 1200
169 02 Prague 6
richard.holy@uvn.cz