American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 18-23 , January 2006

Physician hearing loss

A portion of these results was presented at the Connecticut Academy of Family Practice Annual Scientific Symposium, October 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.05.014

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 18-23 , January 2006

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