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Acta Oto-Laryngologica Volume 132, 2012 - Issue 4: CORLAS
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

L-N-Acetylcysteine treatment is associated with improved hearing outcome in sudden idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss

Simon I. AngeliDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Ralph N. Abi-HachemDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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Richard J. ViveroDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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Fred T. TelischiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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John J. MachadoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Pages 369-376 | Received 19 Sep 2011, Accepted 29 Oct 2011, Published online: 21 Jan 2012

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