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Original Article

Epidemiology of Permanent Childhood Hearing Impairment in Estonia, 1985-1990: Epidemiologia de los trastornos auditivos permanentes de la infancia en Estonia (1985–1990)

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Pages 192-197 | Received 04 Jun 1999, Accepted 10 Dec 1999, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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