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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Vitamin E and vitamin C in the treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Miyako Hatano Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kouseiren Takaoka Hospital, Takaoka, Japan; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Neuroscience, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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Naoki Uramoto Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Neuroscience, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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Yozo Okabe Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kouseiren Takaoka Hospital, Takaoka, Japan
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Mitsuru Furukawa Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Neuroscience, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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Dr >Makoto Ito Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Neuroscience, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
Pages 116-121 | Received 02 Feb 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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