American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , January 2009

Ototoxicity after combined platinum and fractionated radiation in a novel guinea pig model

Portions presented at Annual Meetings of the AAO-HNS and an International Meeting of Otolaryngology Department, University of Minnesota/Karolinska Institutes, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Matthew W. Miller, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Gunther Riedel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Dick Hoistad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Carolyn Sutherland, BS

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Steven K. Juhn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • George L. Adams, MD

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Deceased.
    • ,
  • Robert Griffin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Physics Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Frank G. Ondrey, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Otolaryngology Department, University of Minnesota, MMC 396, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Tel.: +1 612 624 9449; fax: +1 612 625 2101.

Received 9 October 2007

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.12.003

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , January 2009

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