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Original Article

Auditory neuropathy in hyperbilirubinemia: is there a correlation between serum bilirubin, neuron-specific enolase levels and auditory neuropathy?

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Pages 516-522 | Received 28 Nov 2001, Accepted 07 Oct 2003, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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