[O] latex header lines vs latex block

[Thorsten Jolitz]

Hi List, 

I often see many lines like this if Org files:

,----
| #+LaTeX_CLASS: koma-book
| #+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
| #+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} 
| #+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{palatino}
| #+LaTeX_HEADER: \bibliographystyle{alpha}
| #+LaTeX_HEADER: \bibliography{../bandbook.bib}
| #+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{fixltx2e}
| #+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{graphicx} [...]
`----

would it be the same to just put a 

#+BEGIN_LATEX
... latex-header code ...
#+END_LATEX

instead of many header lines?

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cheers,
Thorsten