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Article; Medical Biotechnology

Does all-day and long-term exposure to radiofrequency radiation emitted from Wi-Fi affect hearing?

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Pages 1204-1209 | Received 04 Jun 2017, Accepted 25 Aug 2017, Published online: 06 Sep 2017

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