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Original Article

Tympanic Membrane Part II.: Pars Flaccida

D. J. Lim Otological Research Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Pages 515-532 | Received 18 Feb 1968, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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