Prevalence of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Adults in the United States
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Update on eustachian tube dysfunction and the patulous eustachian tube.
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2168-6181
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.1917