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Research Article

Iatrogenic patient injuries in otology during a 10-year period: review of national patient insurance charts

Päivi HelmiöDepartment of Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Riitta SaarinenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
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Leena-Maija AaltonenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
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Lasse LehtonenDepartment of Public Health, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandView further author information
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Karin BlomgrenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
Pages 16-20 | Received 15 Jun 2017, Accepted 18 Aug 2017, Published online: 14 Sep 2017

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