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Original Article

Maternal infection with toxoplasma gondii in pregnancy and the risk of hearing loss in the offspring

Marit Erna Austeng *Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Fredrikstad Hospital Trust, Fredrikstad, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anne Eskild §Division of Mental Health, Institute of Public Health, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway; †Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway
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Morten Jacobsen ‡Department for Quality and Research, Fredrikstad Hospital Trust, Fredrikstad, Norway
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Pål A. Jenum #Department of Medical Microbiology, Laboratory Centre, Hospital of Asker and Bærum, Rud, Norway
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Andrew Whitelaw ¶Department of Clinical Science, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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Bo Engdahl §Division of Mental Health, Institute of Public Health, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway; *Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Fredrikstad Hospital Trust, Fredrikstad, Norway
Pages 65-68 | Received 10 Oct 2008, Accepted 24 Jul 2009, Published online: 07 Jan 2010

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