Cochlear implants in genetic deafness
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Bilateral cochlear implants in long-term and short-term deafness.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Otology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1672-2930
DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2015.01.001