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The early events in the healing of laser-produced tympanic membrane perforation

Magnus von Unge Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Akershus University Hospital, Lörenskog and University of Oslo, Norway; Department for Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska University Hospital and Institute, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Malou Hultcrantz Department for Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska University Hospital and Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 480-487 | Received 13 Jul 2010, Accepted 07 Oct 2010, Published online: 10 Dec 2010

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