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Original Article

Tenotomy of the stapedius and tensor tympani muscles reduces subjective dizziness handicap in definite Meniere's disease

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Pages 368-372 | Received 10 Sep 2012, Accepted 29 Oct 2012, Published online: 28 Jan 2013

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