American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 330-333 , September 2006

Bone conduction variation poststapedotomy

  • Luca Moscillo, MD

      Affiliations

    • ENT Department ‘S. Maria delle Grazie’ Hospital-Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Via IV Giornate, 55-80014 Giugliano, Naples, Italy. Tel.: +39 3384112659/081-8945750; fax: +39 0818943569.
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  • Micaela Imperiali, MD

      Affiliations

    • ENT Clinic-Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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  • Paola Carra, MD

      Affiliations

    • ENT Clinic-Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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  • Ferdinando Catapano, MD

      Affiliations

    • ENT Clinic-Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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  • Gaetano Motta, MD

      Affiliations

    • ENT Clinic-Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Received 11 January 2005

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00051-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.03.002

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 330-333 , September 2006

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