Anxiety and depression in spasmodic dysphonia patients
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2095-8811
DOI: 10.1016/j.wjorl.2018.04.004