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Effect of exposure from iPhone 12 on programmable ventriculoperitoneal shunts

Ameeta Kumara Faculty of Medical and Dental Education, Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust, Reading, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Arbaaz Pervaizb Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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Anouk Borgc Department of Neurosurgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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Ayeshah Abdul-Hamidd Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust, Reading, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8708-4873
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Sanjeeva Jeyaretnac Department of Neurosurgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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Samuel MacKeithb Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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Ali Qureishib Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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Pages 415-419 | Received 29 Aug 2021, Accepted 09 Jan 2022, Published online: 21 Jan 2022

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