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Original Article

Normative values for tympanometry in 4—5-year-old children: Valores normativos para la timpanometria en niños de 4—5 años de edad

Arto Palmu National Public Health Institute, HelsinkiCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tapani Rahko Tampere University Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tampere, Finland
Pages 327-330 | Received 29 Apr 2002, Accepted 26 Aug 2002, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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