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Click-Evoked Human Electrocochleogram. Noninvasive Recording Method, Origin and Physiologic Significance

G. E. ChatrianDivision of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Neurological Surgery, and Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington98195
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A. L. WirchDivision of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Neurological Surgery, and Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington98195
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E. LettichDivision of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Neurological Surgery, and Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington98195
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G. TurellaDivision of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Neurological Surgery, and Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington98195
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J. M. SnyderDivision of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Neurological Surgery, and Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington98195
Pages 151-174 | Published online: 10 Feb 2015

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