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Original Article

Can unilateral, progressive or sudden hearing loss be immune-mediated in origin?

Francesca AtturoENT Unit, NESMOS Department, Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Roberta ColangeliENT Unit, NESMOS Department, Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Giorgio BandieraENT Unit, NESMOS Department, Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Maurizio BarbaraENT Unit, NESMOS Department, Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Simonetta MoniniENT Unit, NESMOS Department, Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Pages 823-828 | Received 24 Nov 2016, Accepted 12 Jan 2017, Published online: 15 Mar 2017

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