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Original Article

Sequential bilateral cochlear implantation improves working performance, quality of life, and quality of hearing

Kati HärkönenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Tampere University Hospital and the University of Tampere, TampereCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ilkka KivekäsDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Tampere University Hospital and the University of Tampere, Tampere
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Markus RautiainenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Tampere University Hospital and the University of Tampere, Tampere
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Voitto KottiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Tampere University Hospital and the University of Tampere, Tampere
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Ville SivonenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Juha-Pekka VasamaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Tampere University Hospital and the University of Tampere, Tampere
Pages 440-446 | Received 09 Oct 2014, Accepted 13 Nov 2014, Published online: 13 Feb 2015

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