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Size of the Human Mastoid Air Cell System

Tauno Palva Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Antti Palva Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Pages 237-251 | Received 10 Jan 1966, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Jan Stahle & Hermann F. Wilbrand. (1983) The Temporal Bone in Patients with Meniere's Disease. Acta Oto-Laryngologica 95:1-4, pages 81-94.
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