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Original Article

Incidence, Prevalence and Etiology of Hearing Impairment in Children in the County of VÄsterbotten, Sweden

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Pages 193-200 | Received 01 Jun 1987, Accepted 30 Nov 1989, Published online: 12 Oct 2009

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